Shakespeare Martineau welcomes its first cohort of solicitor apprentices
updated on 06 October 2025
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Leading law firm Shakespeare Martineau has become the latest law firm to support and introduce solicitor apprentices as a route to qualification, welcoming its first cohort onto their six-year journey.
The solicitor apprenticeship, introduced in 2016, serves as an alternative route into the legal profession. It involves on-the-job training, enabling aspiring solicitors to balance practical work with academic study and allowing them to earn a salary throughout their route to qualification.
At Shakespeare Martineau, apprentices have a day each week dedicated to studying towards a law degree and level 7 solicitor apprenticeship, fully funded by the firm. They then spend the remaining four days conducting live work, while rotating between practice groups.
This year’s apprentices are based in the firm’s Birmingham and Nottingham offices across several practice areas, such as:
- construction;
- social housing;
- residential development; and
- commercial property.
Managing director at Shakespeare Martineau, Victoria Tester, said: “They’re all extremely talented individuals and I have no doubt they’ll each be an asset to their teams. We firmly believe in investing in our people to ensure we have the skills and talent necessary to drive the firm’s future organic growth. I look forward to watching them grow and develop as lawyers in their time with us and I’m excited to see what the future holds for them.”
