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Our Values
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
* Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
* Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
* Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
* Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
* Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
* Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
About The Team We Are Recruiting To
Coventry City Council Law and Governance Service is an outcome-focused service recognised for its dedication to improving communities in which we live and work and delivering professional excellence. Coventry is also a lively, multicultural city, which embraces both old and new and is a great place to work. We occupy a modern building right by Coventry Railway Station, so we are easily accessible by public transport.
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and enable a culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
What is the job role?
We are looking to recruit two new Graduate Apprentices into the following teams:
* Regulatory Team: responsible for areas such as criminal and civil litigation, licensing work and employment
* People Team: responsible for areas such as Adult Social Care and Education. This is an exciting and innovative opportunity to access first-rate training in a friendly and supportive working environment, whilst being supported to complete a solicitor apprenticeship and ultimately qualify. Apprenticeships give you the opportunity and support to develop new work-placed skills in an organisation committed to your professional success.
The successful candidate will enrol on the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with the University of Law. Further information about this apprenticeship can be found here.
Although you will be based in either the Regulatory Team or the People Team, the variety of specialisms covered by each of our teams means that you will have the opportunity to experience considerable diversity of work during your training period.
The Regulatory Team deals with several different areas of contentious and non-contentious work including criminal prosecutions and other enforcement measures, civil litigation, licensing work, information governance and employment matters.
The People team provides advice on two very diverse areas of law dealing with cases within the Court of Protection, the SEND Tribunal and on occasion the Family and High Courts. The team provides in-house legal advice to the council’s adult social care and the education teams relating to issues such as the council’s compliance with its statutory duties under the Care Act, Children and Families Act, Education Act. Additionally, the team provides support and advice to schools.
We are a public sector legal service providing in-house legal support to Coventry City Council. The teams offer a professional, comprehensive, tailor-made service to address legal issues of every description, is highly motivated, eager to develop and faces challenges head on.
On applying you will be asked which of the two roles you are applying for; you will also have the option to select both.
Who are we looking for?
To be eligible to apply for this role you will have either a qualifying law degree at 2:2 or above or a Graduate Diploma in Law, attained within the last 3 years, at the start of your apprenticeship training course (i.e., completed no earlier than 2022).
You will also need Maths and English at GCSE 4/C or above, or Maths and English Functional Skills level 2. Details of qualifying law degrees can be found on the Solicitors Regulation Authority website.
Please note, you will not be eligible for this course if:
* you have already completed the LPC (Legal Practice Course) qualification
* you must not have already studied towards the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship Standard
* you have any exemptions for the SQE2 (Solicitors Qualifying Examination).
You should also satisfy yourself that you comply with the University and Apprenticeship other eligibility criteria, which can be found here: Law Apprenticeships for Students | University of Law.
You will need to be enthusiastic, possess a strong desire to learn, have good research and analytical skills, excellent IT and communication skills and the ability to relate well to others.
You will also need to demonstrate an ability and commitment to completing the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship Standard, which will take approximately 27 months to complete (commencing July 2025).
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care or have previously been in care
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): 14th and 15th April 2025.
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit Coventry City Council Vacancies.
Attached documents
* Trainee Solicitor (Graduate) - Job Description & Person Specification.pdf
* Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
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