Solicitor apprenticeship programme

You'll spend your first four months in business services to give you an overview of how our firm works, familiarise yourself with working in an office environment and start building your network. You'll then rotate through three or four fee-earning teams to understand the work we do in-depth and where you might want to specialise. 

You'll have structured time to study throughout the programme, but after your fourth year you'll take eight months out of the day-to-day business so you can focus on your SQE. After completing your SQE, you will spend six months in three separate teams, and potentially an international secondment. This mirrors our graduate trainees’ experience. After six years in total, you'll qualify as a lawyer at the same level as a graduate trainee. 

Supported to step up

This is a big jump from school or college and there is an extensive support network in place to help you. This includes two dedicated supervisors per team, regular catch ups with our early careers & development manager, both partner and trainee mentors, bi-monthly catch ups with the professional development director, a dedicated skills trainer and a clear training plan. We want you to succeed and will make sure you have the right support to do so. 

Who can apply

The solicitor apprenticeship is a school leavers’ programme. You must have completed, or be in the process of completing, your A Levels or equivalent, and achieve a minimum AAB. We recruit nationally and the programme is based in London. We offer relocation support and you will receive £2,000 a sign-on bonus to help with any additional starting costs.