Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Overview

Sharpe Pritchard LLP is a London-based firm of solicitors and parliamentary agents with a strong public sector and parliamentary/infrastructure focus. The firm offers specialist legal services across public law, construction (including adjudication), real estate, planning and infrastructure, and supports central and local government, public bodies and regulated sectors such as health, energy, transport, waste and water. The site highlights sector programmes such as Green Goals and a range of insight/podcast content (Inside Adjudication, Procurement Act vodcast) that signal a practice-oriented thought leadership approach.

• Headquarters: London
• Offices: 1

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Construction & Engineering
• Corporate & M&A
• Data Protection & Privacy
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation
• Employment
• Infrastructure & Projects
• Intellectual Property
• Public Law
• Real Estate
• Environment & Planning
• Housing & Social Housing
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Technology & Digital
• ESG & Sustainability

Geographic Focus: Based in London with a UK-wide remit supporting central government, local government and public sector clients. The firm demonstrates particular strength in parliamentary/infrastructure work, public procurement and planning/regeneration matters and acts for clients across sectors such as health, energy, transport, water and housing.

Training Contract

• Application Deadline: 2026-01-31

Apply on the Sharpe Pritchard LLP website →

Programmes & Schemes

What Sharpe Pritchard LLP Looks For

Key Competencies

• Commercial awareness (public sector and infrastructure contexts)
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Interest in public law, procurement and infrastructure
• Attention to detail
• Client service orientation
• Resilience and adaptability

Evidence Signals

• Experience or interest in public sector, local government or central government work
• Adjudication, construction or planning-related experience
• Participation in relevant podcasts/webinars or sector projects (e.g. Green Goals)
• Demonstrable commercial awareness and sector-focused work experience

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Legal 500: Total Ranked Practice Areas: 11
• Legal 500: Tier 1 Practice Areas (3): Public sector - Electoral; Public sector - Infrastructure (parliamentary); Public sector - Local government
• Legal 500: Additional rankings across Planning (Tier 2), Infrastructure/Project finance (Tier 3), Water (Tier 3) and other practice areas
• Chambers & Partners: Firm appears in multiple rankings (Chambers data lists Ranked Departments Count: 2026; Ranked Lawyers Count: 4; Total Ranked Departments: 20)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Disability Support
• Reasonable Adjustment
• Sharpe Minds employment forum
• Sharpe Pritchard and EM Lawshare network and learn

Innovation

The firm produces specialist content and sector-focused programmes (Green Goals, podcasts and vodcast series) to provide practical guidance to clients and stakeholders. These initiatives indicate a knowledge-sharing approach and sector-specific innovation in legal service delivery; the materials also function as applied learning resources for lawyers working on public sector, infrastructure and sustainability matters.

• Green Goals
• Inside Adjudication podcast
• Procurement Act 2023 vodcast series
• Green Steves podcast content and sector-facing guides

Quick Application Angles

• Emphasise public sector and parliamentary interest: tailor your application to show genuine interest or experience in public law, procurement, planning or infrastructure — these are core to the firm's work.
• Reference the firm's Green Goals and sector content: if you have sustainability, net zero or environmental experience (academic, voluntary or work), highlight it — the firm has visible ESG/Green Goals initiatives.
• Show practical adjudication/construction awareness: mention any construction, adjudication or planning exposure (modules, clinics, work experience or mooting) to align with the firm's disputes/construction capability.
• Engage with the firm's podcasts and vodcasts: cite specific episodes or insights from the Inside Adjudication or Procurement Act series to demonstrate sector familiarity and initiative.