- GMFJ Reference
258449
- Wages
£28,000 p/a
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
11/03/2025
- Start Date
01/09/2025
- Approx. Duration
30 months
- Location
London
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Law
- Opportunity Type
Higher Level 7
- Apprenticeship Standard
Solicitor (ST0246)
- Employer
Woodfords Solicitors LLP
Description
We are a full-service law firm with a diverse client base. All our staff work from our office in Fulham.
You will either have completed the Legal Practice Couse and will undertake a period of recognised training or completed the Solicitors Qualifying Exams and will undertake a period of qualifying work experience. Please note that a law degree or PGDL is not essential if you have already completed and performed well in SQE1 and SQE2 .
If you have not completed the LPC or the SQE route we offer the programme set out below to those with a Law Degree or a non-law Degree with a Law Conversion Course (PGDL). This programme is funded by Woodfords with time off required for study
SQE Route to Qualification – Graduate Trainee Solicitor
Our Graduate Trainee Solicitor Programme lasts 30-32 months. It helps you prepare for the SQE 1 and 2 exams while gaining two years of qualifying legal experience. We partner with a training provider to support your studies, prepare you for assessments, and guide you through the exams.
Trainees shall work at our office in Fulham throughout this entire period and take one day a week to study throughout the entire programme. You will sit the SQE 1 assessment during the second year of the programme, and the SQE 2 assessment within the last six months.
Duties:
- Liaise with clients. We like to encourage client contact at the outset.
- Conduct of legal matters with oversight from training principle .
- Drafting legal documents to include applications and contracts .
For more information about this vacancy please contact BPP Professional Apprenticeships on 01133 500 333 (Ref ID: 258449)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to work under time pressure.
- A good interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Law Degree or a non-law Degree with a Law Conversion Course (PGDL)
As a Solicitor apprentice with BPP, you will complete the Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship. Additional learning within the apprenticeship at levels 4, 5 and 6 will enable you to be awarded an LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice, from BPP.
Your Level 7 apprenticeship shall be delivered by a blend of online and face-to-face from BPP [alongside our award-winning internal training]. Coupled with the on-the-job learning, completion of the apprenticeship will lead to obtaining your solicitor qualification.
The apprenticeship standard is based on the SRA’s Statement of Solicitor Competence. Achievement of the standard and the associated apprenticeship assessment plan will satisfy the SRA’s regulatory framework for qualification as a solicitor, subject to the SRA’s usual tests of character and suitability.
- We are looking for someone that can communicate with confidence and a commitment to provide the very best service to our clients
Potential for a full time role on completion.