Summary
An opportunity for a post A Level student to qualify as a solicitor. The training will be in the workplace with the academic side provided by The University of Law. You will gain valuable legal experience, whilst studying at the same time. If you have strong academics and are enthusiastic about a career in law, then apply now.
Wage
£21,500 a year
Salaries are reviewed annually and we offer a Christmas bonus
Training course
Solicitor (level 7)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Friday 29 August
Duration
6 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Answer the phone, make appointments
* Send and receive emails, letters etc. to all parties as directed
* Support fee earner in all matters as directed by them
* Opening and closing files, filing, copying and other admin duties
Where you’ll work
16 HIGH STREET
SWINDON
SN1 3EP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW LIMITED
Your training course
Solicitor (level 7)
Equal to master’s degree
Course contents
* Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
* Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed, interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
* Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
* Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
* Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
* Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
* Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
* Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
* Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.
* Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
* Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed, interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
* Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
* Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
* Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
* Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
* Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
* Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
* Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.
Your training plan
Solicitor Level 7.
The training schedule is in the process of being agreed by The University of Law.
The apprentice will study for an LLB Honours and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) .
More training information
None at present.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 5)
* Maths (grade 5)
A Level in:
* any subject (grade B)
* any subject (grade B)
* any subject (grade C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Good written skills
* Multi task
Other requirements
We may accept lower A Level grades but that will be on a case by case basis.