Solicitor Apprenticeship

Level: 7


Employer: TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP


Location: 55 Princess Street

We’re pleased to offer our first-ever Solicitor Apprenticeship programme across our four offices in the UK. During the first four years of the programme, you will complete your law degree. In the final two years, you will complete the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, all while being exposed to a wide variety of departments.

Duration: 6 Years

Expected start date: 01/09/2025

Hours per week: 40 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

  • 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 4x6-month rotations across the business, whilst completing their Solicitors Qualifying Examinations

About employer

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.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: English
  • grade: 6/B

  • 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

    • Qualification as a newly-qualified solicitor
  • 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

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills