Rradar

Overview

rradar is a next-generation legal enterprise founded to combine legal expertise, education and technology to help businesses proactively manage risk. Born in 2012, the firm has grown into a multi-office national practice (headquartered in Hull) with an explicit focus on digital products (rradargrace, rradarstation, rradarreport, rradarrisk) that complement its full-service legal offering. rradar positions itself as an innovative, preventative partner to clients (over 147,000 businesses supported) while also providing reactive legal representation in areas such as health and safety, employment, commercial disputes and business crime.

Headquarters: Hull, 6 Beacon Way
Founded: 2012
Lawyers: 270+
Offices: 7

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Employment
Corporate & M&A
Data Protection & Privacy
Intellectual Property
Construction & Engineering
Regulatory & Compliance
Real Estate
White Collar Crime
Insurance & Reinsurance
Commercial Contracts
Technology & Digital
Education
Environment & Planning
Transport & Logistics

Geographic Focus: National UK coverage with strategically located offices in Hull (headquarters), Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Clitheroe, London and Leicester. The firm states it operates across England, Wales, Scotland and the Channel Islands and supports clients in multiple sectors from SMEs to national enterprises. rradar combines local office capability with centrally developed digital products and has signalled international expansion ambitions (including participation in a Global Incubator Programme inCanada

Training Contract

Trainee Solicitor Programme: a two-year recognised training period comprising four six-month seats across the firm's legal teams (trainees experience diverse seats including Business Crime & Regulation, Commercial Disputes, Corporate & Commercial, Cyber, Data & Information Law, Employment & HR and Intellectual Property). Depending on prior qualifications (LPC or SQE1), trainees undertake either an SRA-registered period of recognised training or two years of Qualifying Work Experience during which they complete the Professional Skills Course and SQE2. Trainees are supported throughout by the Training Principal, Head of Learning & Development, Legal Managers and Supervisors.

Academic Requirements: A 2:1 Degree in Law OR a 2:1 degree in any subject followed by a pass of the Graduate Diploma in Law; plus a pass in the LPC OR a pass in SQE1 (trainees/apprentices are recruited on that basis).

Seat Options

Business Crime and Regulation
Commercial Disputes
Corporate & Commercial
Cyber, Data and Information Law
Employment and HR
Intellectual Property
Legal Advisory Service

SQE Support

Trainees undertake SQE2 during their qualifying period. The Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship is partnered with Damar Training (Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship) and uses BARBRI's platform for vocational legal education; trainees and apprentices are supported by internal L&D and a Training Principal.

Mentorship

Each trainee/apprentice is supported by the Training Principal, Head of Learning & Development, Legal Managers and Supervisors. Solicitor Apprentices are assigned a dedicated internal mentor and a Learning Coach from Damar. The firm emphasises buddy systems, supportive Legal Managers and accessible supervisors.

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Programmes & Schemes

Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship

An 18–24 month solicitor apprenticeship route for candidates with a 2:1 degree (Law or non-Law with GDL) combining Qualifying Work Experience with SQE1 and SQE2 study. Apprentices form part of the trainee cohort, complete four six-month seats alongside trainee solicitors and are partnered with Damar Training for a Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship; BARBRI provides the SQE learning platform.

Duration: 18 months (Level 7 short form) with 2 years Qualifying Work Experience for some routes

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Early Legal Careers

A careers hub aimed at graduates, aspiring legal professionals and career changers outlining pathways into the firm (trainee solicitor programme, solicitor apprenticeships) and offering guidance, testimonials and recruitment advice. The resource highlights mentoring, wellbeing support and practical experience opportunities.

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Notable Matters

Data breach and cyber-attack incident response

Provision of rapid incident response and crisis management for clients affected by data breaches and cyber-attacks, including regulatory notification, coordination with forensic specialists and handling resulting regulator investigations and litigation support.

Data Protection & Privacy

Representation in health and safety prosecutions and regulatory investigations

Acting for businesses in enforcement and prosecution matters brought by the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, SEPA, DEFRA and local authorities; advising on investigations, appeals and inquests and representing clients at Coroner’s Court inquests.

Regulatory & Compliance

Defence and advisory work in Business Crime and Regulation

Defence representation and regulatory advice for corporates and individuals in business crime and regulatory matters (police interviews, regulatory investigations and enforcement responses), forming part of the firm’s Business Crime & Regulation offering.

White Collar Crime

Employment tribunal and advisory work across large employer clients

Handling tribunal claims, disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancy advice, settlement agreements and broader employment law advisory services for employer clients across multiple sectors.

Employment

Commercial disputes and litigation for insured clients

Conduct and management of commercial dispute litigation for insured and corporate clients, including possession and land disputes, contract and insurance-related litigation work.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

What Rradar Looks For

Key Competencies

Alignment with rradar's core values (Unity, Authentic, Relentless, Pioneering)
Commercial awareness and interest in risk-prevention
Practicality and problem-solving mindset
Teamwork and collaborative working
Good communication and client-facing skills
Curiosity about technology and willingness to engage with legaltech
Resilience and ability to manage competing deadlines

Evidence Signals

Work experience in client-facing legal or compliance roles
Experience or interest in legal technology, cyber or data protection
Demonstrable commercial projects, internships or paralegal experience
Contributions to published articles, content or training materials
Engagement with community or charity projects and networking activities

Benefits & Wellbeing

Private healthcare (available to staff)
Wellbeing sessions (e.g., yoga in the office)
Mentoring and structured Learning & Development support (Training Principal, Head of L&D, dedicated mentors for apprentices)
Opportunities to work remotely or discuss fully remote working for experienced hires
Access to firm digital tools and platforms (rradargrace, rradarstation, rradarreport, rradarrisk)
Social and networking opportunities with frequent external events and industry award attendance
Employee involvement in charitable and community fundraising
24/7 Emergency Crisis Line for client-facing teams (business service offering)

Wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing are emphasised through activities such as onsite yoga, counselling/mentoring support, and private healthcare access; the firm publishes guidance and internal communications focusing on staff wellbeing.

Awards & Recognition

Innovation Award, Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024 – Winner
Corporate Content Awards 2025 – Best use of learning and development content (GOLD)
Corporate Content Awards 2025 – Best user-generated content (employee) (BRONZE)
Ranked in the Legal 500 UK (Listed in 2023, 2020, 2022, 2025, 2026 editions)
Chambers & Partners rankings (2022, 2023, 2025 listings)
The Times Best Law Firms 2025 – Featured
Scottish Legal Awards 2024 – Criminal Defence Firm of the Year – Winner
The Lawyer Magazine Top 200 – ranked #144 (mentioned in firm history)
Legal Technology Awards 2025 – Finalist (Best Use Case in AI)
Yorkshire Legal Awards – multiple finalists and shortlisted entries (2024/2025)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

rradar states it is committed to building an inclusive environment, publishes its Diversity Reports to understand workforce make-up and to evaluate working practices, and says it actively works to identify and remove barriers in its practices.

Diversity Report 2023
Diversity Report 2025
Active community and charitable fundraising (Macmillan, Muslim Hands, local food banks, toy donation centres, Mires Beck and others)

Pro Bono

rradar encourages community engagement and fundraising across the business and supports local charities and not-for-profits. Recent charitable support includes Macmillan, Muslim Hands, the Disaster Emergency Relief Fund for Turkey and Syria, Mires Beck, local food banks and local toy donation centres; staff-led voluntary initiatives and fundraising events are promoted across offices.

Innovation

Innovation is central to rradar’s model: the firm builds in-house digital products (rradargrace AI assistant integrated with rradarstation, rradarreport incident tool, rradarrisk audit tool and other platforms) that are embedded alongside legal expertise to create a preventative, education-led client proposition. The firm has an internal technology function and a Technology Director; its AI legal assistant rradargrace has been shortlisted for Best Use Case in AI at major legal technology awards. Trainees and junior lawyers are offered opportunities to work on cross-functional projects, contribute to published content and be involved in product-related workstreams.

rradargrace (Intelligent Legal Assistant, AI-powered)
rradarstation (Online Knowledge Library / legal knowledge platform)
rradarreport (Incident reporting tool)
rradarrisk (Risk audit tool)
Whistlebox (whistleblowing product)
rradarrecover (debt recovery platform)
Participation in Global Incubator Programme (Canada)
Knowledge Transfer Project with the University of Leicester

Quick Application Angles

Highlight an interest in legal technology and reference rradargrace/rradarstation in your application to show alignment with the firm’s innovation agenda.
Demonstrate commercial awareness in sectors they emphasise (health & safety, employment, cyber/data) — give concrete examples of how you would help a business prevent or respond to risk.
Show evidence of teamwork and approachability — the firm stresses a close, supportive culture; use examples of mentoring, peer collaboration or times you led a team project.
If you have content, training or public-facing experience (presentations, articles, L&D work), mention it — trainees are encouraged to create client-facing guidance and contribute to firm content.
Refer to the firm’s published Diversity Reports or community engagement when discussing cultural fit, showing that you’ve read the firm’s materials and value its public commitments.