Business services is our ‘engine room’. Our wide-ranging specialisms that are essential to our firm’s success, include:
For those who have obtained A-levels (or equivalent), our business services apprenticeships offer an alternative to university, where you can earn while you learn.
"For me, an apprenticeship was the perfect choice. It’s given me the chance to learn while working and earn at the same time. Plus, being able to learn directly from industry professionals has been amazing—it’s the kind of experience you don’t get from a textbook. It’s also pushed me to develop in ways I wouldn’t have if I’d taken the uni route."
From supporting your development and providing a range of market-leading benefits, to giving back to our communities, and fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive, discover how we put our values into practice.
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People are our business. We are proud of the characterful people who make up our firm, deliver great outcomes for our clients, communities and one another, and help to make Farrer & Co a great place to work.
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No, we wait until our application window has closed before informing candidates if they have been successful or not.
Our business services apprenticeship vacancies are available on an adhoc basis in response to specific business need. Therefore it is not certain if another vacancy will become available for you to re-apply to.
Candidates meeting our eligibility requirements and interested in gaining experience in a business services team are welcome to apply to our work experience scheme in October half term. More details are here.
Yes. We encourage anyone requiring adjustments for whatever reason to let the Recruitment team know so we can implement these for your assessments. All information disclosed will be managed confidentially.
Yes, we host our own virtual open days in the autumn which anyone is eligible to attend and includes a variety of talks about what it is like to work at Farrer & Co. The dates for our 2025 open days will be confirmed in August 2025.
These open days offer candidates the opportunity to find out more about our firm and the recruitment process in more detail as well as having their questions answered by individuals across the firm.
When it comes to recruitment, we realise that GenAI can help candidates with understanding questions and generating a structure to follow as a starting point when providing answers. However we strongly encourage candidates to avoid copying, pasting and then submitting all or large parts of their application from a GenAI tool. Instead, candidates should tailor and personalise their responses to avoid submitting a generic application which is unlikely to be successful.