Olliers Solicitors

Overview

Olliers Solicitors is a specialist criminal defence and regulatory law firm with a visible presence in Manchester and London. The firm focuses on serious crime and pre-charge work and maintains broad criminal and regulatory capability covering sexual offences, motoring, fraud, professional discipline and public inquiries. Olliers publishes frequent legal guidance and news commentary and runs paid early-career internships from its Manchester city-centre office. The firm has been shortlisted at the Modern Law Awards 2026, indicating recent external recognition of its criminal defence practice.

• Headquarters: Manchester
• Offices: 2

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Criminal Law
• Fraud & Investigations
• Regulatory & Compliance
• White Collar Crime
• Data Protection & Privacy
• Public Law

Geographic Focus: Primarily focused on England & Wales with operational bases in Manchester and London. The firm appears strongest in the North West market (Manchester) while maintaining a City presence in London to service national and London-based regulatory and serious crime matters.

Training Contract

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Programmes & Schemes

What Olliers Solicitors Looks For

Key Competencies

• advocacy and courtroom skills
• resilience and the ability to manage high-pressure cases
• client care and empathy (for vulnerable clients)
• attention to detail
• practical problem-solving in investigations and pre-charge contexts

Evidence Signals

• relevant criminal or regulatory work experience
• mooting or advocacy experience
• pro bono or volunteering with vulnerable groups
• internship or work experience placements (especially court or police-station exposure)
• evidence of handling sensitive or complex factual material

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Shortlisted for three categories, Modern Law Awards 2026

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• SRA Diversity Data Survey

Innovation

Quick Application Angles

• Highlight any hands-on criminal defence or investigation-stage experience and reference the firm’s pre-charge engagement focus — concrete examples of police-station or investigation work will resonate.
• Mention familiarity with sensitive sexual‑offence and youth-crime procedures or safeguarding practices when applying to roles focused on sexual offences or youth crime.
• If applying for early-career programmes, reference the Manchester internship scheme and explain what practical tasks you hope to undertake in a weeklong placement (court attendance, file preparation, police-station exposure).
• Reference the firm’s recent Modern Law Awards 2026 shortlisting and explain why Olliers’ combination of serious-crime and regulatory work appeals to you — tie this to a specific case-type (e.g., fraud, regulatory interviews or motoring Crown Court work).
• Demonstrate commercial and procedural awareness of Operation Soteria / recent sentencing or pre-charge bail developments (the firm publishes guidance on these topics) to show up-to-date sector knowledge.