Vardags
Values & Culture
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Data Protection & Privacy
Training Contract
Vardags is a world-renowned law firm for high-net-worth individuals specialising in substantial and complex cases, often with an international element. Our president, Ayesha Vardag has been widely described as "Britain's top divorce lawyer". We have represented entrepreneurs, aristocrats, heiresses, sportsmen and celebrities in some of the most high-profile cases in the English courts, fighting to protect their family, their business and their legacy. Vardags has built an enviable reputation as the home of life-changing, law-making divorce and family litigation for high- (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) cases, and now includes wider expertise in civil litigation, reputation & privacy, property and criminal law. In 2017, we featured in the FT 1000: Europe’s fastest growing companies as the highest-ranking law firm and, in 2015, we were the only law firm to feature in the Sunday Times Virgin Track 100, listed in the top 50. We offer unrivalled opportunities for personal and professional development and are always ready to reward intellect, creativity and determination. You can start straight away upon graduation. We pay you a full salary and fully finance your fees at a leading law school to do the SQE and we release you one day a week to attend your courses. With the new SQE route, whether you are a law or non-law graduate, you should be fully qualified in two years (as opposed to three by the conventional route). Our trainees will be given the opportunity to attend and assist on our high-profile cases, growing into positions of considerable responsibility. Vardags is a supportive firm that recognises talent and hard work, and rewards results. We welcome applications from bright and resilient individuals with a track record of achieving great results both academically and in their wider experience. You will be keen to take on a career in challenging litigation, where your ability to remain calm under pressure is critical. You want to use your strengths and creativity to drive extraordinary results for our clients. You know that you will flourish in demanding situations where your maturity and emotional intelligence will give you a competitive edge.
- Application Deadline: 31 December 2025
Notable Matters
A former Malaysian beauty queen has been awarded a £64 million divorce payout after a bitter legal battle which her lawyer has described as a victory for the 'home maker.'
A glamorous 49-year-old, Ms Vardag is one of the world's most high profile and in-demand divorce lawyers. Nicknamed the "diva of divorce", she specialises in helping "ultra high net worth individuals" get the best possible settlements when their marriages end. Her legal firm Vardags has its headquarters in London, and she has done much to help cement the city's reputation as "the divorce capital of the world". Attracting wealthy clients from around the globe there is often a mad dash between an estranged husband and wife to get to her first. "A separating couple will often genuinely race to get to me to represent them and not the other side," she says. "It really is who gets to me first. We have to do very careful conflict checking." Such is Ms Vardag's reputation for winning that she can charge a small fortune; £795 per hour plus tax. And Vardags, which she started in 12 years ago, now has revenues of more than £10m a year.
What Vardags Looks For
Key Competencies
- High academic achievements
- Maturity
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Innovation
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