Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 70 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 7,000 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.
About the role
The Summer Vacation Scheme is run over the dates below, and the successful candidates will attend one of the four weeks. The scheme consists of a five-day voluntary work placement from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We offer participants £100 for the week to cover travel and any amenity costs. If you need further help to attend, we have a diversity fund accessible to individuals with socioeconomic challenges.
The dates for the scheme are
- Week 1- 21st July - 25th July 2025
- Week 2 - 28th July - 1st August 2025
- Week 3 - 4th August - 8th August 2025
- Week 4 - 11th August - 15th August 2025
Students must be available for one of these weeks. You must be available for the entire five-day week, as we cannot offer alternative dates.
The placement is a unique opportunity to get insight into how a successful specialist Personal Injury law firm works and gain excellent practical experience.
We get you involved
- The placement will be a full office-based experience to make sure you get the most out of the opportunity.
- You will get stuck into genuine case tasks, while also having a more in depth project to work on through your placement.
- We will also endeavour to give each applicant the chance to attend court or a hearing with our advocacy department.
- Finally all attendees will have a session with our Emerging Talent Team, who will give an advice session on applications and interviews.
We set you up to succeed
- You will have your very own Trainee Mentor for the week. They will look after you and support you with guidance and advice on tasks etc.
- They will also be happy to answer any questions you may have about what it is really like in a busy Personal Injury law firm.
We deliver on progression
We are so proud of the progression at Express Solicitors. Anyone who secures a place on the Vacation Scheme and obtains positive feedback from their attendance, will automatically bypass the first stage of our recruitment process for our Graduate Scheme.
Recruitment process
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to complete a video interview; if you pass this stage, you will then be invited to a face-to-face interview, which will take place over MS Teams.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to complete a Video interview, including technical questions about PI law, on 22nd May 2025.
Video interviews must be submitted by 25th May 2025.
Video Interview will be reviewed by 11th June 2025, and candidate will be informed if they have made it to the next stage, that week.
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams from 16th June - 20th June 2025.
Candidates will be notified of the final outcome by 27th June 2025.
