Solicitor

Accutrainee is a legal services and technology company that provides training, development, mentoring and career opportunities to legal professionals. Through its Accuflex service, the organisation connects qualified solicitors with legal opportunities across private practice and in-house environments. Its client network includes FTSE 100 companies, international law firms, scale-ups and fintech businesses.

Accuflex is designed around flexible legal resourcing. Rather than limiting solicitors to a single employment model, it provides access to a range of assignments, secondments and permanent opportunities. This makes the service relevant to solicitors who want to broaden their experience, work with different organisations or develop a commercially focused legal career.

The Opportunity

Accutrainee is seeking solicitors qualified in England and Wales with between 0 and 5 years’ post-qualification experience.

The opportunity is aimed particularly at solicitors who are proactive, commercially minded and interested in working closely with business stakeholders. Successful candidates may undertake legal work for leading organisations across a range of industries and practice areas, depending on the requirements of individual assignments.

The role can provide exposure to high-impact legal work and the opportunity to develop a diverse and commercially valuable legal skillset. Assignments may be available on a flexible, secondment or permanent basis.

Areas of Legal Work

Accuflex assignments cover a broad range of commercial and corporate legal work, including:

Commercial Contracts

Technology and SaaS

Corporate and M&A

Financial Services

Regulatory and Compliance

Employment Law

Company Secretarial

Funds and Investments

The range of practice areas means that opportunities may suit solicitors with different commercial legal backgrounds, although applicants should have relevant experience in areas such as commercial contracts, corporate, financial services, technology or regulatory work.

Client Industries

Accuflex works with organisations operating across a variety of industries. These include:

Technology, AI and Blockchain: Legal work supporting technology businesses and emerging technologies.

Banking, Financial Services and Fintech: Opportunities involving financial institutions, fintech companies and financial services businesses.

Media and Entertainment: Legal work within organisations operating in the media and entertainment sectors.

Energy and Infrastructure: Opportunities connected with businesses and projects in energy and infrastructure.

Candidate Profile

The opportunity is intended for solicitors who:

Are qualified in England and Wales.

Have 0–5 years' PQE.

Have experience in commercial contracts, corporate, financial services, technology or regulatory work.

Are commercially minded and comfortable working with business stakeholders.

Have confidence drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal agreements.

Are proactive in their approach to legal work.

Strong drafting and negotiation skills are particularly relevant because many of the assignments involve commercial agreements and interaction with business stakeholders.

Career Flexibility

A key feature of Accuflex is the range of working arrangements available to qualified lawyers. Depending on client requirements, solicitors may undertake flexible assignments, secondments or permanent positions.

This model can allow solicitors to gain experience across different organisations and sectors while developing a broader understanding of how legal teams operate in both private practice and in-house environments.

Accutrainee describes its wider approach as providing legal professionals with greater opportunity, flexibility and support throughout their careers. Its culture emphasises training and development, collaboration and professional networking.

Locations and Working Arrangement

The vacancy is advertised across multiple locations with a hybrid working arrangement. Accutrainee's careers platform lists locations including London, Bristol, Peterborough, Sheffield, Liverpool and Leeds. The availability of individual opportunities may depend on the requirements of the relevant client organisation.

Why Consider Accuflex?

For solicitors at NQ to 5 PQE, Accuflex provides access to a variety of legal environments at an early stage of post-qualification practice. The model can offer exposure to leading organisations, commercially significant legal work and different sectors while allowing candidates to consider flexible and permanent career opportunities.

The opportunity may therefore be relevant to a solicitor looking to build commercial experience, broaden an existing practice area, gain in-house exposure, or explore different legal environments during the early years of qualification.

Application

Interested solicitors can apply through Accutrainee's careers platform. Applications are considered for opportunities within Accuflex's network of organisations, with the specific role and assignment depending on the candidate's experience, skills and the requirements of the relevant client.