This will add to the five trainees recruited in September 2016.

As part of the scheme, Tughans will pay the professional course fees of trainees attending the Institute of Professional Legal Studies.

Tughans are authorised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland to provide training to students at the IPLS and are also approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide training to students who have completed the LPC in England and Wales.

James Donnelly, training partner at Tughans, said: “We are delighted to launch our Trainee Solicitor Scheme and would encourage early applications. Our scheme provides structured training which sees Trainees experience six separate training seats in different practice areas across a two year period. Importantly, we also have a very strong record of being able to offer newly qualified solicitor positions to Trainees at the end of their training.”

Application forms are available online with the deadline for completed applications of 31 December 2016.