Legal Apprenticeship 2025

Want to earn while you learn from the best team in law? Our Legal Apprenticeship will give you practical insight into a career in the legal sector and help develop transferable skills that will be valued in any profession. 

The programme

• Our programme allows you to qualify as a solicitor by completing the Level 3 Paralegal and Level 7 Solicitor apprenticeships over a period of six years.
• You will spend 4 days a week working at the firm under the supervision of qualified lawyers and 1 day studying towards formal legal qualifications. Our training provider is BPP University.
• Throughout the apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to spend time in several of our legal departments.
• All positions will be based at One Glass Wharf, our Bristol HQ, only five minutes' walk from Temple Meads station.
• We are taking on 4 legal apprentices to start with the firm in September 2025. 

Entry requirements 

• GCSEs: grades 4 and above are essential. (A to C under the old scoring system). You will need to have achieved at least a 6 in Maths and English (B).
• A Levels / Level 3 qualifications: equivalent to BBB / 120 UCAS points. 
• You must be 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays 2024, have lived in England or Wales for at least 3 years and completed full-time education before the start of the apprenticeship. 
• Unfortunately, we do not currently offer a graduate solicitor apprenticeship and therefore are not able to accept Law graduates onto our apprenticeship programme. 

Important information

• All applications must be made via the Burges Salmon website by clicking the pink 'Apply Now' icon.
• Please ensure to submit your application before midnight on Friday 15 November 2024 to be considered for this apprenticeship. 
• If you are successful in reaching the final selection stage, you will need to be able to commit to attending a work experience week from 17- 21 February 2025 at our Bristol office. As a firm, we are committed to providing an equal experience for all. Therefore, Travel, (if necessary) accommodation and other subsidiary expenses would be covered for this. 

Key dates

• Apprenticeship application deadline - 15 November 2024
• Selection event at our Bristol office - 4 & 6 December 2024
• Offers made - February 2025
• A-level and Level 3 qualification results - August 2025
• Apprenticeship start date - September 2025