Transforming legal careers with Flex Trainee - a path with a difference

Flex Trainee and CoSec Trainee

Our mission is to transform legal careers and support professionals from low socioeconomic backgrounds. We have two industry-leading programmes helping under-represented talent break into the legal profession:

Flex Trainee - for individuals looking to complete their SQE exams and gain Qualifying Work Experience.
CoSec Trainee - for individuals interested in training in corporate governance as Company Secretaries.

Our Flex Trainee programmes are an exciting opportunity for both organisations and candidates.

Training opportunities for organisations

Boost your legal team's performance with our Flex Trainee programmes.

When we researched the legal industry in 2024 we found that diverse teams are 33% more likely to outperform their competitors.

Take advantage of this benefit. Work with us to set up our solicitor-training scheme or our co-sec training scheme (or both!) and you'll be setting your team up for success.

We handle all the employment elements of your trainee, ensuring your focus is on the work you need to get done
Flex Trainees are employed by us
You'll be demonstrating your commitment to social mobility

Find out more about setting up Flex Trainee

Find out more about setting up CoSec Trainee

Find out about Flex Talent Development

Training opportunities for candidates

Two exciting training schemes: Flex Trainee for aspiring lawyers and CoSec Trainee for aspiring Company Secretaries.

Both schemes underpin our drive to make the legal and governance sectors more inclusive. If you qualify as socially mobile, we want to hear from you!

Benefits of our training schemes include:

A salary
A bespoke paid Readiness Programme
An in-house supervisor, regular 1:1 meetings, coaching and ongoing learning and development opportunities
Access to SQE preparation courses or Level 1 of the CGI

Find out about applying for Flex Trainee

Find out about applying for CoSec Trainee

Interested in developing your legal talent?

The Flex Talent Development Programme provides structured SQE training, supervision, and wraparound support to help your junior legal talent progress to qualification, all while staying on your payroll. Build a sustainable talent pipeline without the cost of replacing leavers.

Explore our Talent Development programmes designed to support growth at every stage.

Championing Diversity for Early Careers

Since its inception in 2016, Flex's overriding goal has been to create opportunities and improve inclusion in the legal industry. We are hugely proud of the positive impact of Flex Trainee and the opportunities created in our scheme.

Our clients have found that a more diverse team challenges the status quo and encourages diversity of thought.

Trainees on our Flex Trainee and CoSec Trainee schemes are managed and supported by Flex and supervisors have Flex's support to ensure a successful relationship.

We run two cohorts per year - an Autumn cohort with an October kick off and a Spring cohort with a March kick off. Speak to us today to explore Flex Trainee!

We've placed more than

100 trainees

since 2021

90%

of our 2025 cohort attended state school

63%

of our 2025 cohort was the first in their family to attend university