Paralegal work’s reputation for being a dead end to career advancement may soon be put to bed, as plans to implement formal qualifications and training opportunities for an advanced paralegal apprenticeship accelerate.

Apprenticeships are also perfect for people who aren’t keen on more full-time study after finishing their A levels and want to kickstart their careers. 

A lack of understanding of the benefits of apprenticeships is limiting take up among employers, according to research by Skills for Justice.

Two new apprenticeships schemes have launched this week, further cementing the importance of this new route into the legal profession.

With National Apprenticeship Week set to launch next Monday, here is a round-up of the latest news from the legal apprenticeship realm.

The take up of apprenticeships among law firms continued this month with the announcements that Mischon de Reya is to take on two new apprentices at its London office.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed four school leavers as legal assistant apprentices in its legal services department.

The government’s apprenticeship levy, which will take payments from larger UK businesses to fund apprenticeship programmes across a range of sectors, comes into force today (6 April). 

Higher and degree apprenticeships have been found to be critical for skills supply, according to data released on apprenticeship trends earlier this week. This comes amid concerns that reduced funding for level 7 apprenticeships could harm growth. 

Lauren Riley - solicitor and former Apprentice contestant - has announced that the app designed by her to streamline the working practices of busy lawyers will be aiming to raise £150,000 of equity funding via Crowd2Fund.

I asked my followers on Twitter and Instagram if they had any questions about the BPTC and applying for pupillage. The next question is about when to apply for pupillage if studying the part-time BPTC. 

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Clyde & Co LLP’s paralegal academy received more than 1,000 applications, far surpassing the firm’s target of 300.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place in November and December later this year across three locations in the UK.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place in November and December later this year.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place later this year.

Applications are now open for LawCareers.Net’s legal careers conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE sponsored by The University of Law, taking place in November and December later this year.

Applications are now open for LawCareers.Net’s legal careers conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE, taking place in November and December later this year.