Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme 2027

NRF United Kingdom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study fees paid

International secondment opportunities

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright in the United Kingdom is offering a Solicitor Apprenticeship starting September 2027. This six-year programme lets you train while you study, rotate through Corporate, Disputes and Banking in year 1–4, with a final 2 years mirroring trainee rotations and an international secondment option.

Applicants should have completed A-Levels or be finishing in 2027, have the right to work in the UK, and should not hold a university degree yet.

Qualifications

• Must have AAB at A-Level (or equivalent).
• Right to work in the UK.
• Interested in a six-year Apprenticeship with 4 years of rotations and 2 final years.

Responsibilities

• Spend first 4 years rotating through Corporate, Disputes and Banking practices.
• Final 2 years mirror trainee rotations with 4 x 6-month blocks, including potential international secondment.
• Study one day per week while training with high-quality training.

Skills

Enterprising attitude

Digital minded

Intellectual curiosity

Education

A-Levels completed or in final year 2027

No university degree completed

Job description

Practice Group / Department: Early Careers Recruitment Job Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.

As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view and believe diversity drives innovation, so we're building a culture where difference is valued.

Have you thought about law? Are you worried about the costs of university or put off by how competitive it is to obtain a job as a trainee solicitor? Perhaps you are simply keen to get into the world of work and start building a career. If so, Norton Rose Fulbright's Apprenticeship Programme might be for you.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to develop to their full potential, which is why we have launched our Apprenticeship Programme to offer an additional route to qualifying as a solicitor. Our apprentices will work alongside and learn from some of the brightest minds in their field, helping to solve some of our clients' most complex legal and business problems while learning the academic and practical skills needed to excel as a lawyer. They will receive a high standard of training from us while studying one day per week.

In this programme, you will spend the first 4 years rotating around our key practice groups - Corporate, Disputes and Banking - every 12 months. These rotations will also include Compliance and General Counsel.

For your final 2 years, you will mirror a trainee rotation of 4 x 6 month rotations including the opportunity to go on international secondment.

We have up to four vacancies for talented individuals to join our Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme starting in September 2027.

We are looking for lawyers of the future - enterprising, digitally minded individuals with the intellectual curiosity and aptitude needed to thrive in our legal business.

This Apprenticeship Programme application window is open everyone who has completed their A-Levels, or final school year leavers who are completing their A-Levels in 2027, and will take place over six years.

Applicants should not have completed a university degree and should have the right to work in the UK.

On successful completion of the Programme, our apprentices will have achieved a LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice degree and a Level 7 Apprenticeship, qualifying as solicitors.

The starting salary will be £30,000, and will increase year on year commensurate with a graduate trainee solicitor salary by the fifth year.

All study fees will be paid by Norton Rose Fulbright.

Securing a place on this programme is subject to a successful application, psychometric testing, a pre-recorded video interview and assessment day – support will be provided by our early careers team to guide you through this process.

To be considered we require you to have obtained and be on track to achieving AAB at A-Level (or equivalent, i.e. BTEC), however we understand that a successful team only thrives with a diverse range of skills, therefore we are also interested to hear about your strengths and motivations, as well as your extra-curricular achievements.

Be assured that we run a fair and contextualised recruitment programme, therefore any mitigating circumstances will also be taken into consideration.

For more information on contextualised recruitment please

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential.

Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service.

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing.

Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams.

We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates.

If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know via [e-mail]

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.