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Do you want to start a legal career among experienced professionals? Legal apprenticeships, including the 6-year solicitor apprenticeship, are the perfect way to gain practical skills and real-world context on the route to becoming a qualified solicitor. In this guide, we walk you through applying for one type of legal apprenticeship, the solicitor apprenticeship - which includes a Law Degree and all the professional examinations you need to qualify - with top tips from employers about what they look for in an apprentice.

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Typical recruitment process for a law and legal apprenticeship

Law firms come in all shapes and sizes. Whether you're interested in specialist firms in areas of commercial property or criminal law, or you're looking at working for a segment of a larger business - there's going to be an application process you'll need to follow. Typical journeys can look like:

1. CV, applications, and cover letters

Submit a CV and fill out some application questions or a cover letter. These tend to include your goals and aspirations, as well as your outstanding qualifications and work experience. This does not need to be legal experience. In online applications, there is sometimes also one short question to complete, where we will be looking at your motivations for becoming a solicitor apprentice. Pay attention to the word count: it is there for a reason. Ask someone to proof read your application. When you've spent so much time on it, it can be easy to miss mistakes.

2. Pre-interview tasks

Some of the largest law firms also add an online immersive assessment as part of the online application which will probably contain scenario-based, numerical and verbal questions that aim to test areas like your adaptability, digital intelligence, applied intellect and creativity. These assessments may require you to give answers by video as well as inputting information by keyboard - the applicant provides a video response to a series of pre-recorded questions. A good tip on one law firm website is to have a calculator, pen and paper to hand before you begin.

3. Interviews

Face-to-face, phone, or virtual interviews withlegal and/or HR professional at the employer. The larger law firm interviews tend to take place in two stages . The first interview may be documents-based and the second scenario-based. In a documents-based interview (sometimes called a 'case study'), you will be asked to review some documents and then discuss points arising. Some law firms send out written or video instructions in advance to help level the playing-field. In scenario-based interviews you are asked a series of questions based on scenarios you may encounter, so, in this case, as a solicitor apprentice working in a law firm. The interviewers understand that you will likely have no experience of offices, they are simply looking for potential.

4. Assessment centres and psychometrics

Every legal firm we consulted mentioned an additional recruitment phase at an assessment centre. This centre typically features various components such as a group debate, an interview with a firm partner, and an examination which evaluates capabilities essential for studying law. Furthermore, there is a chance to connect with existing solicitor apprentices and learn from their journeys. Collectively, these activities provide employers with a deeper understanding of your legal insight, communication abilities, and teamwork proficiency.

Dos and don'ts when applying for a solicitor apprenticeship

A word from a a current solicitor apprenticeship

What are legal and law apprenticeship employers looking for?

The top five skills law and legal employers are looking for

We spoke to a number of solicitor apprenticeship employers to find out exactly what skills they were looking for from their ideal candidate. Here are the top five:

1. Commitment

2. Organisation

3. Communication

4. Drive and ambition

5. Time management

Common interview questions to expect for solicitor apprentice positions

To give you a head start, we surveyed a number of law and legal firms to assess the types of interview questions they might ask.

Can you describe the specific aspects of our six-year solicitor apprenticeship programme that motivated you to apply, and how do you see them aligning with your career aspirations?

Reflecting on the research you've done about our firm and the legal industry, what unique challenges do you anticipate facing during your apprenticeship and how do you plan to tackle them?

Tell us about a time when you had to demonstrate exceptional initiative in an academic, work, or extracurricular setting. How would you apply that initiative within the context of this apprenticeship?

The apprenticeship is a substantial commitment. Can you provide an example of a long-term commitment you have made in the past and how you maintained your drive and motivation throughout?

Examples to wow an employer

An example of a cover letter section

From an early age I've been interested in the legal profession. What started as an obsession with UK and US courtroom dramas has since expanded into a keen interest into real-world aspects of law. My passions lie specifically in the area of property law, helping to ensure that transactions, exchanges, and contracts are correctly prepared for clients.

While I have worked in retail part-time over the past three years, I have gone out of my way to uphold policy documents and ensure that both the company and its employees are adhering to regulations whilst delivering a best-in-class service. This trait has led me to become a trusted source of knowledge, often providing training for other members of staff and regular stock check responsibilities across the business.

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