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Key skills

The skills you need to be a successful legal apprentice

Meet an apprentice

Esther Farley is a third-year solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown

Career paths

Law apprenticeship career path

Plan your journey

Welcome Key skills Meet an apprentice Career paths

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.

Webinar | Legal apprenticeships - routes into the profession

In this webinar hear directly from recruiters, lawyers and current apprentices about what it means to enter the legal profession as an apprentice, the qualifications required to enrol on apprenticeships, information on the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, the different types of apprenticeships available, who can qualify as a solicitor via this route, and the benefits and challenges of qualifying this way.

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Legal apprenticeship vacancies

Discover legal apprenticeship positions available at various law firms and organisations

What are the different types of apprenticeships?

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

Legal apprenticeship skills checklist

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

Apprenticeship vs university

How do I know which route is best for me?

Paralegal work: a guide for future solicitors

Working as a paralegal before securing a training contract is increasingly the norm for thousands of candidates. It’s even possible to qualify as a solicitor by gaining relevant experience as a paralegal, instead of a formal training contract – a route that could become even more popular with the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and qualifying work experience.

The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law

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

Should I mention other firms on vacation scheme applications?

I'm busy completing applications for spring and summer vacation schemes before the big deadline on 31 January. Can I list placements at other firms that I've got lined up in my applications?

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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?

NALP appointed as assessor for updated Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship Standard

The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) has been chosen as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship Standard.

Your commercial news round-up: Google, Netflix, Royal Mail, Lidl and Spotify

From listening and watching to shopping and receiving deliveries, this week’s round-up consists of a few names you may recognise and not just because they’re often in the news!

Browne Jacobson named UK’s top employer for social mobility

For the second year in a row, Browne Jacobson LLP has secured the top spot on the UK’s Social Mobility Index.

Linklaters launches solicitor apprenticeships programme

From September 2023, magic circle firm Linklaters LLP will take up to six solicitor apprentices in its London headquarters. Linklaters is one of several firms in the City to embrace solicitor apprenticeships as an alternative pathway to the traditional qualification route.

Meet the Apprentice

Esther Farley is a third-year solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown

Amanda Hamilton - Glamorous sectors for paralegals

Amanda Hamilton

If you want a paralegal career that includes a side order of glamour, there are plenty of roles to fit that bill, including in film, fashion and professional football. Let’s look closer at a few of the exciting industries in which paralegals play an important role.

Meet the Apprentice

Millie Aish is a paralegal apprentice at RPC

Katherine Bryant - Wrestle with PESTLE: what is it?

Katherine Bryant

In 2023, we’re set to help you crack down on your commercial awareness. Welcome back to the Wrestle with PESTLE series, where we’re going to continue looking at various business case studies using the PESTLE technique.