Multinational law firm launches new ACE apprenticeship programme
updated on 13 June 2022
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Fieldfisher has launched a new Apprenticeship Career Excellence (ACE) programme focusing on business services, which will start in September 2022 from the firm’s London and Manchester offices.
The two-year ACE programme will welcome eight apprentices in its first year, offering them the chance to access the world of professional services and take part in a programme where they can specialise in:
- business development;
- marketing;
- IT services;
- human resources;
- risk management; and/or
- legal document management and production.
The apprentices on the scheme will be able to earn as they earn, gain professional qualifications and benefit from mentoring by leaders in their fields.
The programme was launched as part of the firm’s evolving approach to creating a recruitment and qualification process that attracts and develops the best talent across its entire business.
Fieldfisher previously ran Step2Success, a programme aimed at school leavers. This was eventually replaced in 2016 with the firm’s solicitor apprentice programme, which takes on seven apprentices across its London and Manchester offices.
The firm’s first business support apprentices were recruited in 2017. The ACE programme has been designed to develop this into a more formal, rotational programme like the traditional legal trainee scheme.
Head of recruitment at Fieldfisher, Amelia Spinks, says the firm is “thrilled to be able to extend our highly successful solicitor apprenticeship model to business services.
"This is a natural development of our approach to training and development, widening access and offering more routes into working in the legal industry.
"At Fieldfisher, our business services function is core to the success of our firm so we want to ensure we attract the best people and equip them with the skills to add value to our fee-earning function.
"While this scheme is focused on law, the training our apprentices receive will prepare them for excellent careers in the wider professional services industry."
Interested candidates can find out more and apply for the ACE programme via Fieldfisher’s website.
