The firm has told Legal Week it would allow its current apprentices on a legal executive apprenticeship scheme to transition onto the proposed
Trailblazer legal apprenticeship with the option to become a qualified solicitor, paralegal or legal executive.
Not exact matches
Burges Salmon has taken on five
legal apprentices as part of the
Trailblazers programme, which started in May: «These are school leavers who will be doing their
apprenticeship with us, with a view ultimately to qualify as a lawyer with a degree,» says chief people officer Robert Halton.
Last month the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published guidance for its
Trailblazer apprenticeship in law scheme, which will offer an alternative route into the profession for apprentices who will be able to qualify as chartered
legal executives, solicitors or paralegals.
Launched at the end of 2016, «
Trailblazer» law
apprenticeships have been developed by a high profile panel of law firms and offer an alternative route to
legal practice which involves «learning on the job» as opposed to following the traditional route of a law degree followed by the Legal Practice Course (
legal practice which involves «learning on the job» as opposed to following the traditional route of a law degree followed by the
Legal Practice Course (
Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Law
apprenticeships exist in the form of government - backed, employer - designed «
trailblazer» schemes, which cater for apprentices working towards three broad levels:
legal administration / support, paralegal or solicitor.