Flex Trainee and CoSec Trainee

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Our mission has always been to transform legal careers, and we knew there was an opportunity to do this though training. How? By offering two industry-leading qualification programmes, both supporting professionals from low socio-economic backgrounds. We want to help under-represented talent break into the legal profession because we understand the importance and benefits of diversity.

  • Flex Trainee - for graduates and paralegals looking to complete their SQE and gain their QWE
  • CoSec Trainee - for graduates, governance professionals and career changers interested in training in corporate governance as company secretaries
Our training schemes are an exciting opportunity for both organisations and candidates.

Training opportunities for organisations

Boost your legal team's performance with our trainee schemes.

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

Training opportunities for candidates

We have two exciting training schemes for graduates looking to forge their legal careers or industry professionals looking to retrain as co-secs. Both underpin our drive to make the legal industry more inclusive, so if you qualify as a socially mobile individual then we want to hear from you.

Benefits of our training schemes include:

  • A salary
  • A bespoke Readiness Programme
  • An in-house supervisor and regular 1:1 meetings
  • Access to SQE preparation courses

Supporting careers and legal teams

When we started Flex Legal the overriding goal was to create opportunities for people within the legal industry. This mission hasn't changed; in fact, the Flex Trainee schemes we offer are the ultimate embodiment of this ideal.

We are confident that diversity improves teams by challenging the status quo and providing alternative viewpoints.

Our trainee schemes are fully managed, ensuring clients and candidates get all the support they need to succeed. We run two cohorts a year for each of the schemes, allowing us to provide the best support to the trainees and organisations we collaborate with.

Speak to us today and become part of the Flex family.

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

Organisations we run training programmes with

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