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Key skills

The skills you need to be a successful legal apprentice

Apprenticeship career paths

Confused about legal apprenticeships? Use this guide for an outline of each stage

Meet an apprentice

Chris is a solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown International LLP

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What is a law apprenticeship?

A law apprenticeship combines paid work and training at a law firm with part-time study for professional qualifications. It is an alternative path to going to university that offers the same career destinations, but avoids the expensive fees.

Different types of LAW APPRENTICESHIPS

What are legal apprenticeships and how do they work? In this video Josh runs through the main types of apprenticeship - the solicitor apprenticeship and the paralegal apprenticeship - and explains what you will learn and the skills and experience you can gain from each one.

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Apprenticeship v university

How do I know which route is best for me?

What are the different types of apprenticeships?

Intermediate, paralegal, solicitor apprenticeships: here are the career options

Your legal apprenticeship skills checklist

Here's a checklist of the necessary skills to get off to a flying start

Black candidates share legal recruitment experiences

The number of firms adopting contextual recruitment practices is growing, but structural inequality and a lack of representation at senior levels mean that Black candidates continue to face additional barriers to becoming lawyers.

The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law

Everything you need to know about launching a career in law.

How do I figure out which law firms value diversity and inclusion?

Law firms are always saying they're diverse but how do I decide which firm is the right fit for me?

Key questions

Who can become an apprentice?

Do I have to study A-level law to be an apprentice?

What skills and strengths do you need to be a good lawyer?

The Bar Council promotes social mobility barristers

Social mobility advocates, a new group of barristers from across England and Wales, have joined the Bar Council’s award-winning social mobility campaign – #IAmTheBar.

Legal profession celebrates Black History Month

Solicitors in England and Wales will celebrate Black History Month by embracing the ‘Proud to Be’ theme.

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Consortium of firms create legal tech graduate scheme

A number of City law firms have collaborated to create a legal operations graduate scheme, which includes a four-week course and workshops.

Meet the Apprentice

Chris is a solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown International LLP.

Pauline Campbell - Black History Month – spotlight on Pauline Campbell

Pauline Campbell

To celebrate Black History Month, LawCareers.Net interviews Pauline Campbell, a senior lawyer at London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Meet the Apprentice

Ami Chillcott is a first-year solicitor apprentice at RPC, having first undertaken a two-year paralegal apprenticeship with the firm.

Remy Taylor - Why every law student should attend LawCareersNetLIVE

In 2020 students, including myself, felt the unexpected impact of the pandemic. However, as always, Lawcareers.Net could be relied on to continue to support students during the ongoing pandemic.