Trainee Solicitor Programme
Cripps
Sponsorship status
The employer explicitly states that sponsorship is unavailable for this role.
Last verified: 21 September 2026
Applications reopen 5 Oct 2026; offices in Tunbridge Wells, London and Horsham. Sourced 21 Sept 2026.
Full job description
Cripps will reopen applications for its trainee solicitor programme on 5 October 2026; the page does not state a closing date or the start year for this intake, since some wording on it still refers to the earlier 2027 and 2028 window. Trainees are based mainly in Tunbridge Wells and do seats across the Tunbridge Wells, London and Horsham offices, following the SQE route with BPP University and with the firm covering course costs and SQE fees for one attempt. Salaries listed are 33,000 pounds in year one and 36,000 pounds in year two. Second-year law students, final-year non-law students, graduates and career changers can apply, with no minimum academic requirement, though non-law applicants must complete a law conversion course. The process is an online form, online assessments, an on-demand video interview and an assessment day. The firm states it can only accept applicants who already hold permission to work in the UK.