Shepherd and Wedderburn

Overview

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP is presented on its site as a multi-entity legal practice that includes Shepherd and Wedderburn Europe LLP and other affiliated businesses. The careers pages emphasise structured recruitment touchpoints (Forage job simulations, an applicant tracking system and pre-employment screening) and a formal privacy approach to candidate data, reflecting a professional, compliance-focused recruitment process. The firm's website materials reference dedicated early-career pathways (virtual work experience, summer placements, insight events and traineeships) and make clear the firm uses third-party platforms (Forage, AllHires, Amiqus) as part of candidate assessment and screening.

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

Training Contract

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Programmes & Schemes

What Shepherd and Wedderburn Looks For

Key Competencies

• Suitability for the role (skills, qualifications and relevant experience)
• Attention to detail and integrity (emphasis on formal checks and references)
• Ability to complete practical online simulations and assessments
• Professionalism and compliance awareness

Evidence Signals

• Completion of the firm's Forage job simulations (applicants are asked whether they have completed these)
• Strong references and demonstrable academic/professional qualifications
• Prior relevant work experience or participation in virtual work experience/insight events
• Willingness to provide verification documents (right to work, professional/regulatory information) and to undergo screening checks

Benefits & Wellbeing

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The firm collects diversity and socio-economic background information from applicants (including schooling and parents'/carers' occupation) and states this will be used for monitoring purposes in line with data protection legislation.

• Diversity monitoring questionnaire covering gender, disability, neurodiversity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, schooling and parents'/carers' occupation (used for monitoring and social mobility analysis)
• Use of anonymised diversity data for monitoring and external reporting (applicant data shared anonymously with third parties where required)

Innovation

The firm's careers pages show an active use of third-party digital platforms in recruitment and candidate assessment: Forage simulations are referenced as part of the candidate journey and the firm receives anonymised metrics from Forage; AllHires is used as the applicant tracking system; Amiqus is used for pre-employment screening. These platforms indicate a recruitment process that leverages digital assessment and automated workflow tools.

• Forage job simulations (use of Forage tasks and tracking whether applicants completed the firm's simulations)
• AllHires applicant tracking system (used to manage applications)
• Amiqus (third-party pre-employment screening provider used for checks)

Quick Application Angles

• Complete the firm's Forage job simulation(s) and indicate this on your application — the firm explicitly asks applicants whether they undertook these simulations and uses anonymised Forage data when assessing pipelines.
• Be ready to provide references, right-to-work documentation and screening information promptly; the firm's applicant privacy notice emphasises these checks (credit, criminal records, regulatory status) as part of recruitment.
• Reference any attendance at the firm's insight events, virtual work experience or summer placements in your application — these programmes are signposted on the careers site and are part of the firm's early‑careers funnel.
• Demonstrate strong procedural professionalism and data-protection awareness (e.g., how you handle sensitive information) — the firm's recruitment materials place clear emphasis on privacy, disclosure and formal checks.