A
"legal apprenticeship" refers to a hands-on training program where a person learns about the legal profession by working under the guidance of a more experienced lawyer or law firm. It is an opportunity to gain practical skills and knowledge by assisting in legal tasks and cases.
Full definition
The Trailblazer
Legal Apprenticeship schemes have been recently introduced in response to the Government's initiative to increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities within the UK.
Competition among school leavers
for legal apprenticeships is fierce so make sure that you research the firms you're applying to in order to tailor your application.
The other matters on the committee's agenda were the emergence of
legal apprenticeships as a route to qualification and the mysterious disappearance from the SRA's agenda of work - based learning as an alternative to the training contract.
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.
During the in - house Law Apprenticeship Insight Day, a lawyer will give students an inspiring yet realistic insight into the exciting
new legal apprenticeships available - find out more here!
She has also spent significant time volunteering with the Citizen Schools program,
leading legal apprenticeship sessions with local middle school students.
At Clyde & Co we're proud to provide an alternative route via
our legal apprenticeship scheme.»
Learn more, about
a legal apprenticeship.
If university just isn't your thing or you are keen to avoid costs associated with higher education, you may want to consider applying for
a legal apprenticeship.
Legal apprenticeships can be commenced following A-Level study and essentially involve a combination of learning on the job alongside some academic study.
Programmes such as
the legal apprenticeship scheme will help but only if fully supported by the legal profession.
I was recently asked if I thought that
legal apprenticeships would improve diversity and, specifically, social mobility within the legal profession.
Considering
a legal apprenticeship?
Applying for training contracts,
legal apprenticeships, vacation schemes or mini pupillage?
«
Legal apprenticeships are an ideal vehicle to deliver legal knowledge specific to an employee's role.
Legal apprenticeships are open to individuals who have completed A-Levels.
Interested in securing
a legal apprenticeship?
Our legal apprenticeship offers school leavers and those who choose not to go to University the opportunity to gain formal legal qualifications and a role in the profession through paid, on - the - job training as an apprentice paralegal.
If you'd like to work in law but want to avoid the expense of a university education you should consider a legal apprenticeship