City law firm in UK top ten for training solicitors
Wilkin Chapman Rollits has been recognised as one of the UK’s top ten firms for trainee solicitor experience, after securing an ‘Elite’ ranking from the Chambers Student 2026 Guide.
The guide is widely used as a benchmark for training contract quality and is compiled through annual interview-based research and a dedicated survey of trainees and newly qualified solicitors across the UK legal market.
Respondents score their firm across a range of factors, including placement quality, as well as the calibre of training and development opportunities available, with results aggregated into national comparison tables.
Wilkin Chapman Rollits, which has an office in Lincoln, appears in the highest Elite category, alongside international legal giants for both ‘the most satisfied trainees’ and supervision and contact time.
The firm’s placement puts it in the top tier nationally for training contracts, based on direct feedback from current trainees and newly qualified solicitors.
Lisa Boileau, Lead Training Partner and Private Client Divisional Head said: “This recognition is a direct reflection of what our trainees experience day to day in the firm. We are incredibly proud to offer a training contract that combines high-quality, hands-on legal work with supervision that is genuinely accessible and invested in across all levels for our trainees.
“Being ranked in the Elite tier by Chambers Student, and in the top 10 firms nationally for trainee satisfaction, is an endorsement of our culture and of the people across the firm who support our trainees to ensure they can truly flourish. We are wholly committed to developing homegrown talent in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, and ensuring our trainees build confidence, capability and long-term careers with us at Wilkin Chapman Rollits.”
Angela English, Learning and Development Business Associate added: “Our approach is built around providing trainees with meaningful work, clear guidance, and the confidence to develop quickly.
“We are delighted that the feedback gathered independently by The Chambers Student Guide reflects the excellence that we strive to deliver. This well-deserved success belongs to our trainees, and to the supervisors and colleagues across the firm who invest their time and energy into supporting them.”
The firm's trainee solicitor programme is open until January 31 for positions starting in Sept 2028. For more information and to apply, visit: wilkinchapmanrollits.co.uk/careers/training-contracts
With more than 530 partners and staff across offices in Lincoln, Louth, Grimsby Hull, York and Beverley, Wilkin Chapman Rollits is the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
Pictured back from left are Danielle Firth, Elliot Dawson, Michael O’Donoghue, Angus Graham and Aaron Grantham with (front from left) Lisa Boileau, Partner, and Angela English, Learning and Development Business Associate.