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ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and not maintained. From 1 September 2021, candidates can only qualify via the training contract route if they satisfy the SRA’s transitional requirements. Otherwise, they must qualify via the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), for information on which see Practice Note: The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).

[Subject to contract]

Dear [insert name of trainee solicitor]

Following [your interview on [insert date],] I am pleased to confirm the Firm's offer of employment as a trainee solicitor, subject to the conditions set out below.

[If accepted, this offer will be formalised in OR I attach][our standard recognised training contract] (the ‘Training Contract’), the terms of which will prevail if they conflict with the details given below.

Terms of offer

The principal terms of our offer are:

1. 1. 1

      to provide recognised training for you in accordance with the SRA Standards and Regulations (the ‘Standards and Regulations’)[ and guidance for law firms published by the SRA].

   1. 2

      your recognised training[ and your employment with the Firm] will begin on [insert date] (the ‘Commencement Date’)