Solicitor apprenticeship

We have a new, exciting opportunity to join our firm as a solicitor apprentice. This is an opportunity for you to qualify as a solicitor within six years while developing your professional and personal skills through hands-on learning. The Myerson solicitor apprentice programme is ideal for those looking for an alternative to the traditional route of university and law school, while also earning money and gaining quality legal experience.

Our solicitor apprentice programme allows you to qualify as a solicitor by completing a Level 7 solicitor apprenticeship over a period of six years. This is the same length of time as it would take to qualify via the traditional route. Our programme combines practical work based learning with formal study towards an LLB (Hons) in Legal Practice at BPP University Law School.

Your tuition fees will be paid and you'll earn a salary while you are training. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical legal experience in a leading, independent law firm which will enhance your legal and commercial understanding as you grow in confidence in a workplace environment. It's an ideal chance to benefit from a combination of work and study, while avoiding the usual associated costs of attending university and law school.

You'll spend one day a week studying towards your formal legal qualifications and four days per week working at Myerson. During the apprenticeship, you'll spend time working across the firm in both our business services and legal departments. You'll have the opportunity to work in several of our legal departments which include:

• construction;
• corporate;
• commercial;
• insolvency;
• dispute resolution;
• employment;
• family;
• probate litigation;
• real estate;
• real estate litigation;
• residential property; and
• wills, trusts and probate.

In terms of study, we're pleased to have partnered with BPP University and they'll be our training provider. The six year Programme consists of 20 modules, which are studied and assessed over the duration of the course. In the first four years, you'll focus on the foundational principles of law and develop your professional skills. In the final two years, you'll then develop knowledge of different areas of legal practice and professional skills. The final assessment of our solicitor apprenticeship programme is the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam, which all aspiring solicitors will have to pass (replacing the old Legal Practice Course).

The culture at Myerson offers an innovative and distinct workplace in both its approach and ideologies. We're ranked in the Lawyer Top 200 Law Firms in the UK and pride ourselves on our supportive, collaborative workplace culture for all of our employees. This will be no different for our apprentices. You'll have mentors and supervisors who are ready to give you the time and support you need to develop both personally and professionally. By the time you qualify as a solicitor, you will have a deep understanding of the firm and how it operates.

It's important to remember that working at Myerson isn’t all about working hard. We have an active social life and there are plenty of opportunities to participate in corporate social responsibility activities as well as social events. Over the last 12 months our social events have included easter egg making, a ceilidh (look it up – it’s great fun!) Christmas wreath making, axe throwing, cocktail mixing and candle crafting with plenty more events lined up over the next year. We also have a running club, book club, yoga club and personal training club so there are plenty of activities for apprentices to get involved in!

We understand that a six year apprenticeship is a big commitment and requires making a big, career defining decision right at the start of your working life. Therefore, if you have any questions or queries about our solicitor apprenticeship programme please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. You can contact James Birch, our talent acquisition manager, at [email protected] or call him on 07949402234. James is also be happy to meet with applicants/parents/guardians to discuss the Programme and application process in more detail.