Degree level
Solicitor Apprenticeship
TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP · Birmingham
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- Pay
- £26,000 a year
- Hours
- 40 a week
- Length
- 72 months
- Starts
- 1 Sep 2027
- Advertised closing date
- 19 Feb 2027
- Openings
- 2 positions
- Last checked
- an hour ago
Applications are handled by TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP directly.
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What you would do
We’re pleased to be expanding our Solicitor Apprenticeship programme this year across our four offices in the UK. During the first four years of the programme, you will complete your law degree. In the final year and a half, you will complete the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, all while being exposed to a wide variety of departments.
Day to day
- In years 1 - 2, an apprentice would operate at a legal assistant level and will complete work such as: scheduling, filing, maintaining document management systems, undertaking legal research and other administrative tasks. Alongside this, apprentices will be completing their law degree element of their apprenticeship
- In years 3 - 4, an apprentice would operate at a paralegal level and would complete tasks such as: undertaking legal research, running various matters under supervision, preparing legal documents etc. Alongside this, apprentices will be completing their law degree element of their apprenticeship
- In years 5 & 6, apprentices will merge with our trainee cohorts and will complete 6-month rotations across the business, whilst completing their Solicitors Qualifying Examinations
What you would study
Solicitor (level 7)
- Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship Standard
- Apprentices will work for 4 days a week at the firm and will complete their apprenticeship qualification 1 day a week, with the support of the training provider
Other training
- In the first 4 years an apprentice will complete their LLB Law degree and in the final year and a half they will complete their Solicitors Qualifying Examinations
Training provider: THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW LIMITED
Working week
Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm.
What you need
- GCSE English at grade 6/B (essential)
- GCSE Maths at grade 6/B (essential)
- A Level No specific subject at grade A (essential)
- A Level No specific subject at grade B (essential)
- A Level No specific subject at grade B (essential)
Skills they are looking for
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Adaptable
- Resilience
- Responsibility
After the apprenticeship
- Qualification as a newly-qualified solicitor
Where
Birmingham, West Midlands (B4).
About TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP
We’re an international law firm with over 170 partners and more than 1,000 people located across the UK, Middle East and Asia. Even though we’re all over the globe, a shared understanding of our values means that we are pulling in the same direction, for our clients, our external stakeholders, and our people. We’re well known for being experts in the real estate sector, but our practice areas range from social enterprise to banking, commercial to environment, private wealth to charities.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes five weeks' annual leave each year, pension scheme, interest-free season ticket loan and access to private medical insurance.
Reference 2000055815.
Report a problem with this listing- Pay
- £26,000 a year
- Hours
- 40 a week
- Length
- 72 months
- Starts
- 1 Sep 2027
- Advertised closing date
- 19 Feb 2027
- Openings
- 2 positions
- Last checked
- an hour ago
Applications are handled by TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP directly.
Know someone this would suit?
Disability Confident employer
This employer is in the government Disability Confident scheme. If you have a disability, you can ask to be considered for an interview under the scheme, as long as you meet the essential requirements. Read about the scheme on GOV.UK.