Solicitor apprentice

Bristows is a market leading law firm with a global client base across our core sectors of life sciences and technology. The firm has maintained its high standing in the market with the exceptional quality of our lawyers, the strength of our scientific and legal expertise and our unique firm culture driven by our core values. Our firm values, which we very much 'live', are ambition, bravery, curiosity and friendliness. These underpin all that we do across both our client work and our internal strategic decision making. 

Our solicitor apprenticeship scheme is a six–year Level 7 apprenticeship in which apprentices will gain a law degree LLB (Hons) and qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales based on the successful completion of the Solicitor Qualifying Exams (SQE). All tuition fees are funded by the firm, and apprentices also earn a salary while working towards their qualification as a solicitor.

During the first four years of the apprenticeship, apprentices will rotate to different practice areas including commercial intellectual property, patent litigation, corporate, tax, employment and competition. There may also be an opportunity to complete a client secondment to one of our many valued and well known clients. Your working week will consist of a day of study, provided by BPP, and four days working with the guidance of our expert lawyers, enabling you to put legal concepts you have learnt into practice straight away. For the final two years, apprentices will join the trainee solicitor rotation and will be able to experience additional practice areas or return to one previously enjoyed, with the view to potential qualification.