Graduate Legal Services | PwC UK Careers

Our client-facing legal practice is an exciting place to launch your legal career. We are focused on providing our graduates with high-quality legal training and daily exposure to broader business skills.

In Legal Services, you’ll provide the legal expertise behind a wide range of our solutions and services, helping clients to comply with regulations and minimise risks. Providing strategic guidance and support to all kinds of clients and industries, you’ll build a broad perspective on the business world while developing your legal knowledge.

Legal Services Graduate programme

This is a training contract like no other, based in either Manchester or London. PwC has one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world. Because of the way our business is structured, we’re able to provide our clients with rounded solutions, incorporating multidisciplinary advice from our wider business areas. So you’ll train in a stimulating, multifaceted environment and learn from exceptional people with expertise across law, business and finance.

Our two-week paid Legal Summer Vacation Scheme is the principal route towards securing a training contract with us. We allow applications from penultimate year (and onwards) law students and final year (and onwards) non-law students. You must apply to, and successfully complete the scheme to be offered a training contract.

Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) route

The SQE is a single, rigorous assessment for all aspiring solicitors. All those wishing to qualify as a solicitor will need to pass the SQE.

On our Legal Services Graduate programme, you'll study towards the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). You may be familiar with the Legal Practice Course (LPC) which has been replaced with the SQE.

The SQE is made up of two parts and the Essentials for Practice. In SQE1 you will be tested on functioning legal knowledge which tests your application of law based on realistic client-based scenarios through multiple choice questions. In SQE2 you will be tested on the practical legal skills required for practice. Essentials for Practice will help in preparing individuals for their workplace role, both in the development of their practice knowledge and technical skill, but also their professional behaviours. You will gain the SQE LLM Masters qualification.

This will take one year to complete and requires you to study and complete the qualification before you join the firm on a two-year training contract to gain your Qualified Work Experience. You'll be supported by PwC through your studies and funding for the course and programme.

We allow applications from final year (and onwards) law students and final year (and onwards) non-law students.

Our graduate programmes require you to be on track to pass your degree. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business. Any employment offer made by PwC is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK.

Our benefits offering is an important part of your total reward package which is focused around five core areas: health and wellbeing; financial; lifestyle; protection against the unexpected and recognising you.

We are currently seeking those who have already graduated and completed their studies to join us as trainees in September 2026.

What you'll need to join the training contract:

Law students

To be eligible, you must have completed and passed an undergraduate law degree. In addition, applicants must have completed and passed either the LPC or the SQE by August 2026.

Non-law students

To be eligible, you must have completed and passed an undergraduate degree (or higher) in any subject. Applicants must also have completed and passed the PGDL or MA Law, as well as either the LPC or the SQE, by August 2026.

These requirements apply to all candidates in order to be eligible to join our trainee cohort starting in Autumn 2026.

You need to demonstrate a keen interest in business law.

Do you meet these requirements?

Apply to join our Summer Vacation Scheme 2026

Entity Governance and Compliance (EGC)

If you have a keen interest in legislation and governance, we have opportunities to join us in Entity Governance and Compliance (EGC). Our teams help clients navigate the increasing responsibility of regulation, risk and legal entity management.

Our client-facing team of governance professionals in EGC is seen as the market leader in the UK and plans to remain at the forefront of company secretarial and governance services as well as technology-enabled solutions. It's an exciting place to launch or develop your career by supporting companies, and the boards of directors that run them, in meeting their evolving legal, company secretarial, regulatory and governance obligations.

Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme (CGP) route

You’ll study towards the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme with the CGI: The Chartered Governance Institute to become a Chartered Governance Professional / Chartered Company Secretary. The programme covers seven subjects at two levels and will be completed alongside working full-time at PwC.

This will take two years to complete and requires you to pass all exams to qualify for CGI Membership. You'll be supported by PwC through protected study time and funding for the qualification. Upon completion, you'll receive graduate status which is the first step to achieving Chartered Status.

We allow applications from students in their final year of study (from any degree type) and those who have already graduated.

Our graduate programmes require you to be on track to pass your degree. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business. Any employment offer made by PwC is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK.

Our benefits offering is an important part of your total reward package which is focused around five core areas: health and wellbeing; financial; lifestyle; protection against the unexpected and recognising you.

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Our assessment and selection process

Apply online

The first thing you'll need to do is complete your online application carefully, following all the instructions.

Online assessment

A series of online assessments that measure your cognitive skills, behaviours, natural preferences and reasoning abilities.

Video interview

The next stage of our assessment process is an on-demand video interview. The questions will focus on how you typically approach your work, for example at school, university or any prior work experience you may have.

Assessment centre

The penultimate stage of our recruitment process is a virtual immersive assessment centre.

Finding you the right role

Based on your performance throughout the assessment stages, and the preferences you indicated to us at the start of the application process we’ll match you to your business area and office.