“It’s such an exciting time for Flex Trainee! We're keenly looking for organisations who share our vision”
Mary Bonsor, CEO and Co-Founder
Mary Bonsor, CEO and Co-Founder
Before engagement | During engagement | After engagement |
Flex Legal locates brilliant young talent from under-represented backgrounds with our STRIVE partners. | Trainees are seconded to organisations for 1 year minimum. They work for 4.5 days a week, and study for the SQE with the remaining half day. | After 1 year, the trainee can be retained for a second year to complete their qualification within the client organisation. |
Flex Legal employs the trainees for 2 years so that they can be seconded to in-house legal teams. | Flex holds monthly 1:1s with each trainee to ensure success, review their training and QWE progress. | Alternatively, Flex can replace the trainee with a different carefully-selected candidate for free. |
Flex runs a 4-week readiness programme for the trainees before they join their client in-house teams. | Every month, Flex meets with the trainee's in-house supervisor to gather feedback and resolve any issues. Monthly QWE reports are also sent to the supervisor. | Once the Flex Trainee has qualified after 2 years, the team can retain them as an NQ if so desired. This incurs no additional costs. |
The trainee is also assigned a Flex mentor and has access to a professional coach; as well as peer-to-peer networking events. |
Are you from a social mobility background and want to pursue a career in law? Would you be perfect for our next cohort of Flex Trainees?
As part of Flex Trainee, we've partnered with the legal social mobility charity, STRIVE, to identify aspiring lawyers from unique backgrounds who deserve an opportunity to kick-start a legal career. You can apply to Flex Trainee via STRIVE, who provide all kinds of additional career support for their members. You can learn more about STRIVE via their website.