Yes - four of our offices have parking onsite for your convience and the other two have it very nearby.

Offices with parking onsite are: Bishop's Stortford, Brentwood, Cambridge and Chelmsford.

Saffron Walden and Royston office have public car parks a short walk away.

Tees benefit package for employees is designer to make your life easier.  Life can be challenging, so we believe in providing practical help along the way. So, we ofer childcare vouchers, reduced costs for a range of legal servives and things like a contribution to the cost of your glasses..

Other benfits of working at Tees include...

• Stakeholder pension scheme (up to 4% matched contribution) 
• Perkbox membership – access to gyms, big brand discounts, free phone insurance and more!
• Permanent Health Insurance scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday leave.

There are also opportunities to get involved in social and community activities.

Are you a law student? Our popular graduate scheme offers a road into a major regional law firm.

We are a major regional law firm, and we’re growing fast. We offer a wide variety of opportunities in a range of departments. So whether it’s wills or leases, farmland development or divorces – we'll have something that piques your interest.

You will absolutely be allowed and encouraged to contribute effectively day-to-day – and of course, you will be surrounded by experienced lawyers, helping you at every step. We carefully assess the level of responsibility we give you and when you’re ready, you can deliver client-facing work too.

 Applying for a Training Contract at Tees

Vacation schemes are a great way of deciding to which firms you would like to apply for a training contract, and Tees’ vacation scheme is no exception. During your placement, you’ll have the chance to chat with our current trainees about life as a trainee solicitor here.

Our training contract consists of four seats of six months in different departments at one of our six offices. Trainees work in supportive teams and are supervised by either a Partner or Senior Associate. We actively encourage our trainees to get involved in marketing, networking, training and social events hosted by the firm.  The environment is an enthusiastic and friendly one, and trainees have regular meetings with their supervisors.

At Tees, we support our trainees and their progression through the firm.  Some of our previous trainees include:

Chris Claxton-Shirley – Wills Tax Trusts and Probate Solicitor at Tees 

Sally Powell – Family Partner at Tees

We’re award-winning

We won the 2019 Law Careers.net ‘Best Trainer – Regional Law Firm’ award. We have a good track record - we've won The LawCareers.Net Recruitment and Training award for ‘Best trainer - Medium regional firm’ in 2016 (and in 2010) and in 2012 we won Best Work Placement scheme – Regional firm.

We only recruit academically strong, personable and ambitious people to train with Tees. Our trainees are a big part of the firm’s future, as they progress through their training, into qualification and beyond. In fact, 8 of our current partners, started their careers as trainees at Tees! 

When to apply

The Tees 2025/26 training contracts application process:

• opened on 1 January 2024 and will close on  21 June 2024.
• The 2025/26 Trainee Assessment Centre will occur on  11 July 2024 in Bishop's Stortford.

Please check our website before applying for any updates.

How to apply

Please email your CV with a cover letter marked – Application for Tees 2025/26 Training Contract - addressed to Jane Winfield at gradrec@teeslaw.com or by post to our Bishop's Stortford office.

We receive a very high volume of applications, so please apply well before the closing date, we will respond to all applications after the closing date.

What we’re looking for

• At least 320 UCAS points (ABB) or equivalent
• At least a 2:1 in your degree
• A keen and genuine interest in Tees
• A personable and ambitious nature
• A well-rounded individual with interests both related and unrelated to the law
• Commercial awareness
• A sense of humour!

If that sounds like you then we would like to hear from you.

Tees’ award-winning vacation scheme provides a first-hand look into what it’s like to work at a top UK 200 law firm. 

What is the Vacation Scheme?

Every year, we welcome talented students and graduates for a week’s placement on our vacation scheme. It’s your chance to get to know us and about working in a modern law firm.

It’s also our chance to get to know you and we regularly invite vacation scheme candidates to join our training contract assessment process.

How the Vacation Scheme works

The vacation scheme runs for one week during June/July, and is open to:

• Second and third year undergraduates
• Graduates
• Students/graduates of the LPC or GDL  

During your placement, you’ll get to work on real cases and will work in two or three different departments. You’ll get to see the range of the firm’s work and talk to experienced solicitors about what it’s like to work in their field. We’re interested in hearing from those who are already studying a Law degree, or those who wish to pursue a career in Law with us.

We are looking for candidates with: 

• At least 320 UCAS points (ABB at A Level or equivalent)
• A keen and genuine interest in applying to Tees for a training contract
• A personable and ambitious nature
• Interests both related and unrelated to the law
• Commercial awareness

During the week, you will be invited for lunch with some of our current trainees. We will reimburse any travel expenses up to £50.

Tees 2025 Vacation Scheme Application Deadlines

The deadline for our 2025 summer vacation scheme is 31 March 2025. Soon after the closing date, you will be informed whether you will be invited to an interview, which normally takes place in April. 

In 2025, the vacation scheme will take place in June.

Applications are open from Thursday, 2 January 2025, by cover letter with attached CV addressed to Helen Midgley and emailed to:gradrec@teeslaw.com

If you die without a will, your money will be distributed under the rules of intestacy. Under intestacy rules, your next of kin can inherit your money and assets according to a strict order of priority.

If you have a spouse or civil partner and children, then your spouse/ civil partner would receive the first £250,000 of your estate and personal chattels. Anything above this amount would be split as to half for the surviving spouse/ civil partner and half equally between your children. If any of your children have predeceased you, then their share may pass to any surviving children of theirs. 

If you should pass away without any surviving spouse/civil partner, children or grandchildren then your estate shall pass in accordance with the following order of priority: 

• Parents
• Brothers and sisters (or their children)
• Half-brothers and sisters (or their children)
• Grandparents
• Uncles and aunts (or their children)
• Half-uncles and aunts (or their children)

If you have no surviving relatives as described above, then your estate would pass to the Crown. Having a properly written will in place means your wishes are known and can be carried out after your death.

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Dying intestate means dying without a valid will. If you don’t make a will before you die (or your will is invalid), then the rules of intestacy decide who should inherit from your estate. The reasons a will can be deemed invalid include:

• marriage
• legal errors
• concerns as to testamentary capacity or duress
• issues with execution.

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The benefits of having a properly written will include:

• You choose who inherits from your estate
• You can choose someone to trust to administer your estate
• Your family know what your wishes are
• Gives the opportunity for estate and inheritance tax planning and management 
• Makes appropriate provisions for minors or dependents 
• Assists your estate in the event that the will is contested.

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These are formal documents that are provided to the deceased person’s next of kin, in order for them to have the authority to wind up the deceased’s affairs, such as closing bank accounts. 

Letters of Administration function like a grant of probate, but the key difference is they are used when a person didn’t make will, and therefore has not named someone to be the executor. This situation can be problematic as it is not always obvious who should take on this role, and indeed family members often disagree on this point; it can be a cause of conflict and stress.  Often the Court becomes involved and this causes delays, additional expense – and more stress. All these are very good reasons why everyone should make a will!

This is a generic term covering official documentation that proves that you have the right to manage the estate of the deceased.  If there is a named executor, they usually submit an application for grant of probate.  If there is a valid Will but the named executors are unable or unwilling to act, then letters of administration with Will annexed will need to be obtained. If there was no will, then letters of administration will need to be obtained. Letters of administration with Will annexed and letters of administration serve similar function to that of the grant of probate. Grant of representation is the phrase that covers all three phrases. 

The document itself, and sometimes the process of getting it from the Court and using it to administer the estate, can often be referred to as probate.

When someone dies, probate is the process of managing and passing on their property, money and other assets to others, once any debts, taxes and other costs have been paid. If the deceased person made a will, they will have named someone to carry out these tasks. That person is known as the Will's executor.