Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme 2026

Gordons; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Guildford is seeking enthusiastic candidates for their Solicitor Apprenticeship program starting in September 2026. The role requires candidates to undertake a Law degree and complete the Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam. Applicants must be in their final year of school and have completed their A Levels by Summer 2026. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and gain practical legal experience in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be in final year of school or college.
• Completed GCSE and A Levels by Summer 2026.
• Demonstrate values of authenticity, collaboration, commitment, and forward-thinking.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a Law degree and complete the Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam.
• Rotate around different divisions of the firm.
• Participate actively in the company's responsible business activities.

Skills

Authenticity

Collaboration

Commitment

Forward Thinking

Education

A Levels or equivalent

GCSE grades (minimums for Apprenticeships)

Job description

At Charles Russell Speechlys, we look to grow our own and support you to build your career with us.

We offer a range of graduate and apprenticeship opportunities acrossour officesthat aim to nurture and develop our talent, whether you are are finishing college, a graduate or ‘career changer’.

We are looking for talented individuals who are aligned withour valuesof being Authentic, Collaborative, Committed and Forward Looking, helping us to unlock and grow value for our clients. An important part of this is championing our inclusive culture and focus on being a sustainable business.

Training with us

Training with us means you’ll not only get a breadth of experience,working for individuals and large commercial companies,buthigh-qualitywork and a high level of responsibility, regardless of which programme or location you join. You’ll have support through your supervisor, wider team and Early Talent Team, and be encouraged to own your development as part of our structured review processes alongside the support of the CRS Business School.

We also expect you to get involved beyond the day to day work through ourResponsible Businessactivities, whether that’s through ourpro-bono practice, volunteering with our CRS Foundation, or getting involved inDiversity and Inclusioninitiatives. You can find out more in ourAnnual Review.

As part of any Early Talent programme, you’ll also join ourCRS Business School Ignite programme, which is specifically designed to support this stage of your career, focusing on your wider development around interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside understanding how we operate commercially as a business. As you progress, you’ll undertake further development programmes at each stage of career.

You may also be keen to explore our range of secondment opportunities if you are applying for aSolicitor ApprenticeshiporTraining Contract– they will help you build a wider skillset and see things from a client’s perspective, or will enhance your international outlook by gaining exposure to work in a different jurisdiction.

Eligibility to Our Programmes

Do you have minimum grades?

Yes, for our Apprenticeships we have minimum GCSE and A-level grades. For our Training Contracts we have minimum A-level and University grades. Please look at the below pages andFAQ pages to see these.

What if I don’t meet the minimum grades?You can still apply. We will look at the whole application. Please include any mitigating factors in the application form which affected your exam results.There is space in our form to include thiswithin our online application form to do this under the ‘additional information’ section under the Education page, or under the ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ section).

We offer our 6-yearSolicitor Apprenticeshipprogramme in ourLondonandGuildfordoffices. You’ll undertake a Law degree and complete your Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam alongside rotating around our different divisions. To apply, you’ll need to be in your final year of sixth form or college or have already completed your A levels or equivalent exams.

We are recruiting Solicitor Apprenticeships for our London and Guildford offices to start in September 2026.

To be eligible, you'll need to be in your final year of school / 6th form / college and will have completed your A Levels (or equivalents) by Summer 2026, or have already completed your A Levels (or equivalent). Please note, we are unable to accept applications for anyone who has commenced their 2nd year of a university undergraduate course.

We appreciate you may choose to use a range of sources and generative AI tools to support you during our application process. As one of our four values, Authenticity is important to us, and we still want to hear your voice and critical thought.See our guidance here on how to use AI responsibly and ethically to support your applications.

Please also take your time to prepare your application and consider the wording carefully to answer all of the question. We don’t recruit on a rolling basis, but please bear in mind we cannot consider late applications once the deadline has passed, so please ensure you leave enough time to submit your application.

Please note, the application deadline ismidday (UK time)on 15th January 2026.