Join our three-year Legal Graduate Programme and gain valuable professional experience at one of the country’s key public sector government organisations. What You’ll Be Doing As a graduate solicitor trainee on our legal programme you’ll work under supervision of qualified legal experts across various disciplines. You’ll take on real responsibility from day one, providing legal advice on matters critical to National Highways' operations, which could include - Civil litigation, health and safety law, and coronial law - Regulatory and commercial issues, including drafting and negotiating contracts - Procurement, planning matters, and highways applications - Employment law, property law, judicial reviews, and managing legal challenges - Managing reputational risk and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines You’ll play a key role in National Highways' legal affairs, responding to queries, providing clear, concise advice to client teams, and managing a variety of cases under supervision. You’ll promote high standards of legal practice and compliance whilst advising a broad range of stakeholders. As part of your programme, you’ll also study towards a Level 7 solicitor apprenticeship. Please note, in order to qualify as a solicitor you must be eligible to undertake the Solicitors Qualifying Exam 1 & 2 as part of your learning programme. What you’ll get in return With our support, you’ll enjoy the chance to own your development to get the best out of your time on the programme. So, if you're looking to grow your career in a large, evolving organisation and ready to invest in your development, all our graduate programmes offer: - A mix of workshops, on-job-training and ‘hands on’ experience - A dedicated line manager and mentoring from experienced colleagues to provide encouragement, direction and career planning support - Flexible working arrangements - Peer networking and support through our Early Talent community - A permanent contract from day one As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package which includes a generous pension scheme, life assurance, annual leave starting at 26 days (rising to 31 days with service) and retailers discounts and cashback. Where Next? Launch Your Legal Career with National Highways and help us to connect the country Join our three-year Legal Graduate Programme and gain valuable professional experience at one of the country’s key public sector government organisations. Programme start date: September 2025