Ballards LLP
Graduate Programme 2027
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Graduate Programme 2027
Location: Worcester / Droitwich / Birmingham
Programme: Graduate Training Programme
Start: 2027
Your degree got you here. Where you take it next is up to you.
At Ballards, your graduate career won’t start on the sidelines.
You’ll work with real clients from day one, learn from experienced professionals and build the technical and commercial skills to become a trusted adviser; while working towards a fully funded professional qualification.
Choose your career path:
We’re recruiting graduates across four business areas:
- Audit: Understand businesses, challenge the numbers and work with clients across a range of industries.
- Tax - Private Client: Build specialist tax knowledge and help individuals navigate important financial decisions.
- Corporate Finance: Get closer to deals, growth and investment while developing the commercial skills behind transactions and strategic business decisions.
- Corporate Tax: Combine commercial thinking with tax legislation to help businesses navigate complex challenges and opportunities.
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What you can expect:
You’ll gain hands-on experience alongside structured professional study, with your responsibility growing as your knowledge and confidence develop.
- Real client experience from day one
- Fully funded professional training
- Study support and ongoing development
- Support and mentorship from experienced colleagues
- Exposure to a variety of clients and industries
- A clear route to develop your career at Ballards
What we’re looking for:
You don’t need to arrive knowing everything, that’s the point of a graduate programme.
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We’re looking for people who are curious, ambitious and ready to learn. You’ll enjoy working with people, be comfortable taking responsibility and have the confidence to ask questions and contribute ideas.
You’ll be working towards, or have recently achieved, a minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline.
Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid working
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Electric car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
Ready to start your career?
If you want to gain real experience, become professionally qualified and build a career where you can make an impact from the beginning, we’d love to hear from you.
Choose your path. Grow with experts. Build your future at Ballards.
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