The Trailblazer Solicitor Apprenticeship is an award-winning Articled Route to Qualification program that offers aspiring solicitors an alternative path into the legal profession.
It’s a great alternative to studying full-time at university if you wish to pursue a career in law without having to take out a student loan. You’ll earn your qualification through a combination of work and part-time study over a period of six years and, at the end of the program, you’ll have the same level of qualification as trainee solicitors who qualify through the traditional route.
Apprentice solicitors join the firm’s London office and spend their first 18 months developing an understanding of how the firm operates in business services departments such as Risk and Compliance, the Information Centre and Legal Innovation. At that point, you’ll be transferred into one of our legal practices.
Details of the Program
The Trailblazer Solicitor Apprenticeship is open to school leavers who wish to pursue an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor rather than attending a full-time university course. It combines practical experience in the workplace with a formal degree and postgraduate study. You’ll go to work and receive a full-time salary and get valuable, real-life experience in your chosen field while you earn a degree at the same time.
As an apprentice, you will gain the professional solicitor qualification that will demonstrate your commercial legal ability, client service experience, ethical behaviour and commitment to lifelong learning and development.
Studying under BPP University Law School tutors, you will develop your teamwork, presenting and time-management skills and earn an LLB (Hons) Legal Practice qualification.