Solicitor Apprenticeship 2025

Filing correspondence / case documentation Proofreading transcripts / providing corrections Attending client calls and drafting briefing notes Transcribing documents Drafting correspondence Research using companies house and other publicly available resources Research for BD purposes using publicly available resources Drafting an article using publicly available resources Comprehensive departmental support Preparation of documentation Assisting with file opening and closing Assistance with financial admin (preparation of bills / accounts / liaising with finance) Coordination of meetings / diary management for multiple stakeholders Assist with post-completion exercises and processes

Training:
Apprentices will spend 1 day a week studying online with BPP University towards their Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship, and working on-site in the firm for 4 days a week. 

Training Outcome:
Apprentices will be qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales upon completion of this apprenticeship and will be eligible to apply for a position as a newly qualified solicitor with the firm. 

Employer Description:
It is not just law at Travers Smith. We treat our clients’ business as our business, their dispute as our dispute, their challenge as ours. We act for publicly listed and private companies, private equity and financial sponsors, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. Our clients know that, wherever in the world their ambitions lie, we will work as part of their team to get things done. And they know that we will do so in a straight-talking and open way. Diversity and independence of thought are key to our success. We know each other well and we know that we get the best results when we act as a team – not just within our individual departments, but right across our firm where we welcome views from everyone. What we do Our business spans four key areas across advisory, contentious, regulatory and transactional focuses, comprising of the following main practice areas: Competition, Corporate M&A and ECM, Dispute Resolution, Derivatives & Structures Products, Employment, Finance, Financial Services & Markets, Funds, Incentives & Remuneration, Operational Risk & Environment, Pensions, Private Equity & Financial Sponsors, Real Estate, Regulatory Investigations and Tax, and Technology & Commercial Transactions.

Working Hours :
Monday- Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm, and may need to work outside of standard working hours to meet client and firm requirements.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Patience