Careers.

We offer an initial 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service after three, four and five years, to 33 days.

Buy and sell holiday scheme.

Dress for your day – we believe our culture drives our success, which is why we have implemented a relaxed dress code.

Lanyon Bowdler is committed to supporting work-life balance and all staff are provided with the opportunity for flexible working through our Flex+ policy.

Our Flex+ policy means that you can work from home, typically attending our offices 60% of the time. Due to the needs of the business and clients, there are some roles where there is less flexibility, for example, our reception teams are required to work in the office.

We will support you with flexible working where possible. Whether you want to work part-time, from home, alternative or compressed hours, we’ll consider every flexible working request.

Flexible working by arrangement – our policy allows you to bank additional time and take time off for things that are important to you; this is subject to limits and conditions.

Lanyon Bowdler is constantly looking to recruit the best people who are motivated, personable and committed to becoming part of our continued success.

So, whether you are a lawyer, or working in a support role, and you want to join our team fill in the enquiry form below.

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity leave

Westfield Health (Employee Assistance Programme)

Group Life Assurance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Referral incentive scheme

Long service awards

Firm wide social events

Free and discounted legal fees

Cycle to work scheme

Tech scheme

Access to MBL seminars

Professional development opportunities

Professional fees and subscriptions

Academy Plus – online learning system

Regular networking and business development opportunities

Leadership development programme

Regular 1-2-1’s and supervision, utilising our electronic performance and talent management software

Competency and career development frameworks for support and legal adviser roles

Lanyon Bowdler takes on four to six trainees each year, so with training contracts usually being for two years we generally have at least eight trainees with us at any one time, and usually around ten. Trainees usually spend six months in each “seat”, so they gain experience in four areas of work. Not only do we offer our trainees support, guidance and valuable experience in the technical aspects of their work, we encourage them to be part of the firm as a whole. They have opportunities to attend careers fairs, where they can talk to students about how to work towards a future in law, there are also chances to attend events and seminars, where they can develop their business development skills.

To find out more and how to apply, the recruitment process and application deadline, please see our Training Contracts page.

Please note we also offer work experience. Applications for 2026 are open. Placements last for one week and dates and office locations will be discussed with candidates who are successful in being offered an interview. 2025 applications are now closed and applicants will hear from us in due course. The deadline for 2026 applications is 4pm on 15 January 2026.

If you would like to apply for work experience at Lanyon Bowdler, please send your CV and covering letter to work.experience@lblaw.co.uk please note: when emailing please make sure your CV is attached as a PDF or Word document, not inserted as a link.

Work Experience Podcast

To find out all about the work experience procedure at Lanyon Bowdler, listen to our podcast here.

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