Apply for one of our legal apprenticeships and you could be one of our partners of the future. A legal apprenticeship enables you to study whilst simultaneously working and learning the fundamental skills required to be a successful legal professional in practice.
Apply for our two-year Paralegal Apprenticeship and you could be one of our partners of the future. Our two-year Paralegal Apprenticeship, partnering with the University of Law, is a programme of blended learning and hands-on legal work for ambitious school/ college leavers seeking a career in the law. This apprenticeship is aimed at bright candidates who have completed their A-Levels but would prefer a more practical route to gaining the qualifications and skills to becoming a solicitor.
As a Paralegal Apprentice, you will join one of our fee-earning legal teams working alongside market-recognised experts whilst studying key foundational principles of law and practising skills such as legal research and drafting. Depending on the practice area you join, you will also have the opportunity to choose modules that reflect the work you are undertaking in practice. You will have an apprentice-specific induction, which will be held in your first month, and following this you’ll get to know your fellow apprentices during a range of learning and development sessions we will organise for you.
Towards the end of your Paralegal Apprenticeship, we’ll talk to you about what’s next, you may go on to do our five-year Solicitor Apprenticeship programme or start a permanent role as a fully-qualified paralegal. If you wish to proceed on to the Solicitor Apprenticeship programme, you’ll need to complete one year as a full-time paralegal within your “home” team, before going through an assessment progress to go on to the next stage of the apprenticeship. This year will give you the opportunity to focus entirely on your paralegal role, without the distraction of study, before you then embark on the next phase.
Choosing an apprenticeship has enabled me to study at university, whilst simultaneously working and learning the fundamental skills required to be a successful legal professional in practice.
The early careers team attend numerous events throughout the year where you can come and speak to us about apprenticeship opportunities.
Please keep an eye on our website and social media pages for more information on specific events.
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