Summary
Do you want a career in the legal sector? If you’re interested in a career in the legal sector, then our Solicitor Apprenticeship programme may be for you. Through our Solicitor Apprenticeship programme, we will provide support, training, ongoing development, and financial support that will allow you to reach your full potential.
Wage
£22,000 a year
Training course
Solicitor (level 7)
Hours
4 Days in our Nottingham with the potential to hybrid work. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
6 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
At Shakespeare Martineau we offer a dynamic and supportive environment where you can develop your skills, gain valuable hands-on experience, and grow into a successful solicitor. With many years of experience supporting legal professionals from diverse backgrounds in their journey to becoming solicitors, Shakespeare Martineau should be your top choice.
Where you’ll work
Waterfront House
35 Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3DQ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
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
Programme Details:
Location: Nottingham
Start Date: September 2025 (or earlier if you re available)
Length of Apprenticeship: 6 years (initial 2 years Paralegal qualification).
Work/Study Pattern: One-day study/four days on the job training
Qualifications to be obtained: Level 4 Paralegal followed by LLB Law Degree and Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) qualification to be an England & Wales Solicitor.
Eligibility: Predicted BBB at A-Level or equivalent - please note we will review each application in detail and take extenuating circumstances into account if you have not met this benchmark. However, applicants must not have completed a previous degree and must have the right to work in the UK.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
* Any (grade C or above)
* Any (grade C or above)
* Any (grade C or above)
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
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience