Training Contracts at Wragge & Co

Wragge & Co looks for applicants who are different, placing a high importance on individuality and being open and honest. So make sure you leave your pretensions at the door – its ‘unstuffy’ culture is something of a firm hallmark.

In 2010, the firm sought to recruit up to 20 trainees to its Birmingham office and a further five to its City branch.

Wragge & Co Graduate Recruitment Info

Contact:
Graduate Recruitment Advisor
Chloe Lloyd

Email: gradmail@wragge.com

Application Deadlines: Training Contracts: 31st July 2012

How to apply: ihl.wragge.com/graduate/training_contract.asp

Wragge & Co Profile & Stats

Established in 1834, international law firm Wragge & Co garnered a list of revered and eminent clients during its first 60 years, including Lloyds Banking Co and the Bishop of Worcester.

Following World War I, the firm began its first expansion push, becoming Birmingham’s largest firm. After long evangelising its ‘single-site’ approach, the firm broke with doctrine in 2000, opening an office in the capital following a merger with boutique intellectual property firm, Needham & Grant. However, Wragge & Co remains the largest UK firm not to be headquartered in London.

Wragge & Co continues to undercut its City competitors by passing work back to Birmingham and charging provincial prices. However, 80% of the firm’s work comes from outside of Birmingham. The London office is home to nearly 150 staff members, and many of the Birmingham partners regularly find themselves in the City office.

Wragge & Co has an extremely broad practice, divided into real estate, human resources, dispute resolution, corporate & finance, and commercial, projects & technology groups. The firm is best known for its work in property and outsourcing matters, and for many years it has positioned itself as the second firm of choice for major UK and international corporations needing legal advice in Britain. As a result, Wragge & Co acts for many of the FTSE 100 in some capacity.

Some 25% of Wragge’s business is international in nature – helped by a satellite office in Brussels, dedicated IP offices in Guangzhou and Munich, a 50-strong team in its Paris office which opened earlier this year, plus a trusted network of foreign referral partners.

Wragge & Co has developed a reputation for looking after its staff, having appeared in the Financial Times’ ‘50 Best Workplaces in the UK’. The firm takes a single-team approach, with everyone equally important, from front-office staff to senior partner – and profits are doled out on a merit basis.