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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

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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.

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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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

Your guide to the legal profession 2022-23

In this guide we outline some of the key issues facing the UK legal profession, as well as headline-grabbing cases and mergers – are you in the know?

The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law

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

The law firm as a business

I know that I need to understand how a law firm operates as a business to be commercially aware. What exactly does that involve?

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 University of Law launches partnership with Bank of England

The University of Law has announced the launch of a new Trainee Solicitor Development Programme in partnership with the Bank of England.

BARBRI’s SQE2 candidates beat industry pass rate by 5%

Legal education provider BARBRI has revealed a first-time pass rate of 83% for its candidates who sat the second Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessment – SQE2 – compared to the industry average of 77%.

Gowling in discussions to open Leeds office

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is looking at opening an office in Leeds.

Squire Patton Boggs strengthens London bankruptcy practice

US firm Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP has reinforced its London bankruptcy team in anticipation of the cost-of-living crisis.

Meet the Apprentice

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

Bethany Wren - Five tips for flawless LawCareersNetLIVE applications

To secure a place at one of the LawCareersNetLIVE student conferences you must submit a top-class application. These applications are very similar to training contract applications.

Meet the Apprentice

Millie Aish is a paralegal apprentice at RPC

Amanda Hamilton - What’s the right paralegal qualification for you?

Amanda Hamilton

Paralegals can undertake almost all the same activities as a solicitor, with a few exceptions known as ‘reserved activities’. The best way to get started is to complete an Ofqual recognised paralegal qualification. There are quite a variety on offer and the key to choosing the right one for you is working out why you want to enrol in such a qualification.