The size of the firm and the nature of its practice provide excellent experience for students, which is augmented by a study package with leading firms of commercial tutors. A training contract with Dixon Wilson offers: a mix of private client and corporate work; an interesting variety of accountancy, taxation and audit; the opportunity for involvement in investigations and other special work; no excessively lengthy assignments, but a number of shorter assignments, each posing individual and different problems;

the opportunity to see a job through to its conclusion and therefore to understand the significance of every aspect of the assignment; the maximum degree of responsibility at an early stage; the opportunity to meet clients at senior level; the opportunity to work directly with managers and partners. Students attend in-house training on technical and management topics. The firm seeks to fill almost all senior positions by internal promotion. Most of the present partners trained with Dixon Wilson.