Careers

Russells has a superb track record with staff loyalty and career development and a large number of the current partners at the firm joined as trainee solicitors. If you are interested in applying to work at Russells, please see the current career opportunities that are available below.

Current Vacancies

Employment Solicitor Vacancy

We have a fantastic opportunity for a 2+ PQE Employment Solicitor to join our firm. The role is a split of non-contentions (advisory and corporate support) and contentious for a range of clients (predominantly across the media, entertainment and music industries). You will be expected to take ownership of matters, work closely with clients, and be involved in helping to build the practice. Applicants should have an excellent grounding in English employment law, a positive “can-do” attitude and should be approachable and commercial.

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience of representing both individuals and employers across the full spectrum of employment-related matters, both contentious and non-contentious;
Good organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively prioritise and manage a busy case load;
Strong team player, but able to work independently as well as being a part of a busy and high performing department;
Effective negotiation and communication skills;
Solid drafting skills;
Employment law experience, including TUPE, unfair dismissal, bonus claims, discrimination, whistleblowing etc; and
Desire to be active in business development to source new work as well as maintaining existing client relationships.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please send your CV to Joanne Cocozza by email to: joanne.cocozza@russells.co.uk.

Dispute Resolution Solicitor Vacancy

Our dispute resolution team is hiring!

We are looking for a solicitor with at least 4 years PQE wanting to progress their career in a leading media and entertainment law firm.

The role will involve working on some of the most interesting and high-profile intellectual property and general commercial disputes in Music, Film, TV & Theatre (amongst other sectors) for Russells' established and expanding client roster.

The successful candidate will require excellent technical skills, have a strong understanding of intellectual property law (especially copyright),and work effectively in high performance teams. If this is you, please submit your CV for the attention of Joanne Cocozza by email to: joanne.cocozza@russells.co.uk.

Training Contracts

Russells accept applications for Training Contracts between January and September in any one year for a commencement date September two (2) years thereafter. For example applications for a Training Contract commencing September 2026 need to be received by end of September 2024. The period for applications for 2026 is now closed.

Therefore, at the appropriate time, please apply by downloading and completing the application form using the link below and send that to us with a copy of your CV for the attention of Mark Sinnott by email to: mark.sinnott@russells.co.uk

Download Our Application Form

Please note that during the interview and evaluation process we may take the view that it would be beneficial that the candidate is engaged by us initially in a paralegal capacity with a view to subsequently converting such paralegal position to a training contract subject to satisfactory performance. In such case full details of such arrangement will be discussed with the candidate at the time.

Opportunities for Paralegal Positions

Although we are not currently actively recruiting for this role, we do from time to time take on Paralegals. If you are interested in being considered should a vacancy arise please send your CV and a short covering letter via email to Mark Sinnott on mark.sinnott@russells.co.uk. We will retain your details on file and may contact you in due course should an opportunity arise.