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Paralegal work

Find out how you can qualify as a solicitor through working as a paralegal with this guide

Career paths

Law apprenticeship career path

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Meet an apprentice

Holly is a solicitor apprentice at ITV

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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

A guide to law apprenticeships

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.

The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law

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

Apprenticeship or university?

I’m considering starting a legal apprenticeship, but are the career prospects the same as the full-time university route? What are the main differences between an apprenticeship and going to university?

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?

Meet the Apprentice

Chris is a solicitor apprentice at Mayer Brown International LLP.

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

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.

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.

Sophie Kasmi - Equivalent means: the road less travelled to qualifying as a solicitor

When I qualified as a solicitor last year, it wasn’t after completion of a training contract. Instead, I had benefitted from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) equivalent means route, having worked as a paralegal for a number of years.