Digby Brown opportunities
At Digby Brown Solicitors, we fight for justice for those injured through no fault of their own.
With seven offices across Scotland - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Aberdeen, and Ayr - we’re Scotland’s largest personal injury firm, helping thousands of people each year get the fair compensation they deserve.
Our commitment to our clients, local communities and the development of our people is reflected in the series of Legal Awards that we have won in recent years, namely; Firm of the Year, Litigation Team of the Year and Community Contribution.
Investors in People also awarded Digby Brown Solicitors with Platinum level accreditation, and we became the first law firm in Scotland to receive accreditation as a Living Wage employer.
We specialise in personal injury law with sub specialisms in key areas such as serious injury, clinical negligence, industrial disease, foreign and travel law and non-accidental injury.
Our six-week summer placement and two-year traineeship are designed to immerse you in real, meaningful work from day one, helping you gain unmatched hands-on experience in Scotland's largest personal injury firm.
Applications for the 2025 summer placement programme are now open and close on 14th February 2025. View further details here. Traineeships starting in September open for 2027 applicants in early summer 2025.
If you would like to find out more about a legal career with Digby Brown we would be delighted to meet you at the 'Careers in Law Fair' at Edinburgh University.
When: Thursday 10 October, 1:00 - 4:30pm
Venue: On-Campus - McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
A summer placement with Digby Brown is a fantastic opportunity to experience the culture and ethos of the firm. During your placement you'll gain hands-on experience providing assistance on current client cases, reviewing medical records, taking statements and attending client meetings/consultations.
The summer placement scheme gives you the chance to experience a day in the life of one of our trainee solicitors and may just convince you that a traineeship in personal injury with Digby Brown is the one for you!
Applications for the 2025 summer placement programme are now open and close on 14th February 2025.
Working within a single department for the duration of your traineeship, you will gain experience of a wide variety of different case types within the field of Personal Injury. We like to provide you with the opportunity to hit the ground running, so you will have direct client contact and your own case holding from early on in your career with us.
You will be allocated a supervisor who will provide you with one-to-one support and the guidance that you need throughout your traineeship. Our supervisors are usually Partners or Associates, with an extensive knowledge of Personal Injury Law and a wealth of experience, making them the perfect people to learn from.
In recent years, we have had a fantastic retention rate (100% in 2024), with most of our trainees going on to join the firm as newly qualified solicitors and continuing their legal career with us.
Our trainees are vital to the continued success of Digby Brown and play an integral part in ensuring that we remain Scotland’s largest personal injury firm.
Applications for 2027 traineeship opportunities will open in early June 2025 and will close in late July 2025.
Read more about life as a trainee at Digby Brown in the blogs below:
'Making a positive difference to people's lives': My traineeship with Digby Brown
I hadn’t considered personal injury before…
How I went from trainee to associate - from computing science to law
Finding purpose in personal injury law - a reflection on my path from trainee to associate
We are proud to support the communities we work in through charity partnerships, staff volunteering and community events.
Each of our offices select a ‘Charity of the Year’ to work alongside with the total raised by each office matched by Digby Brown before being presented to the chosen charity at the end of the partnership.
Staff also have an Employee Volunteering Day they can utilise each year to lend a helping hand to a charity or local cause of their choice. Whether clearing out a warehouse, tidying up hospital gardens, serving tea and coffee or bucket collecting at a football match, our staff is committed to making a difference in their communities - because it matters.
We provide a motivational, fulfilling and fun environment to work in because our people are central to our values.
Wellbeing and work-life balance are important to us at Digby Brown and every year, our HR Department create a Wellbeing Calendar running various activities which focus on the different pillars of wellbeing: mental, physical, financial and social. We also host an all staff Away Day event each year in the summer to bring our people from all seven offices together.
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Email: Should you have any questions about careers with Digby Brown, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team via Recruit@digbybrown.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you.