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Everything you need to know about law apprenticeships

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

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

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Meet the Apprentice

Chris Howes

Chris is a solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown International LLP.

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Law apprenticeships: the ‘earn while you learn’ route to becoming a solicitor or paralegal

A legal apprenticeship is a route to becoming a lawyer that combines a paid job at a law firm with studying for formal qualifications, paid for by the government and your employer. It is an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards.

Holly Moore

Solicitor apprentice at ITV

Meet the Apprentice

Holly Moore is a fourth-year solicitor apprentice, currently in the ITV Network Legal and Business Affairs team at ITV.

LCN Says

Courtney Box - Why I turned down university offers to start an apprenticeship

Courtney Box

I started my conveyancing career much earlier than most, working from the age of 14 at Angela Viney Conveyancing Services.

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?

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Holly Moore - Blazing ahead with the ITV Trailblazer Solicitor Apprenticeship

Holly Moore

As a user of LawCareers.Net, I know how helpful blog posts and articles can be when searching for information about new and innovative routes into a legal career.

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Leonie Slater - I started out as an apprentice – now I’m training as a licensed conveyancer

Leonie Slater

After leaving school at 16 with 12 GCSEs, I had been planning a career in travel and tourism, but soon decided I wanted to pursue a career with stronger long-term prospects. So, when I saw an apprentice role advertised at law firm Birkett Long, I applied and was taken on as a legal apprentice.