Solicitor Apprenticeships
Solicitor Apprenticeships offer a route to qualification where you can earn while you learn. Our six year Solicitor Apprenticeship, in partnership with City Century, is open to A-Level students across the UK.
Programme Details
Location: London
Duration: Six years
Salary: £28,000 starting salary, plus a £1,500 sign on bonus
Working pattern: One study day per week, with four days working in the office
Seat structure: You will spend the first four years of your apprenticeship rotating through the firm's practice areas every 12 months. During years five and six you will be rotating every six months in line with the trainee seat rotations
Qualification obtained: LLB and qualification as a Solicitor of England & Wales (SQE route)
Education requirements: AAB at A level or equivalent (mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration and our Contextual Recruitment System is used for all applications)
Deadlines
Applications open 1 November 2024
Applications close 28 February 2025
What’s involved
You’ll start your journey to becoming an exceptional lawyer by joining our six year programme of work and study. You will spend one day per week at university, studying for your degree and then legal qualification (SQE) and four days putting the theory into practice in the office.
Your time in the office will give you the opportunity to experience work across a broad range of legal practice. You will rotate around the firm every 12 months for the first four years of your training, supported by experienced supervisors, your mentor and a buddy.
During years five and six you will join the trainee solicitor cohort where you will be completing six monthly rotations across the firm.
Benefits
- 25 days' annual holiday
- Private medical insurance
- Pension scheme and options for a Workplace ISA, including Lifetime ISA
- Life assurance
- Group income protection
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free in-house gym and group exercise classes
- Retail and wellness vouchers
- On-site counsellor, physiotherapy, massage and beauty therapy services
- Interest-free season ticket loan and Travel Insurance
- Staff restaurant
Application and assessment process
- Online application which includes motivational questions on why you want to become an apprentice, your interest in Hogan Lovells, and some of your achievements.
- Online critical thinking test (Watson Glaser test). We recommend practising the test as much as possible before taking this as part of your application. A practice test can be found here.
- In-person assessment day.
If you are invited to an assessment day, you will have an opportunity to attend an open day with Hogan Lovells ahead of your assessment. The day will give you an insight into Hogan Lovells and our apprenticeship scheme, whilst also allowing you to gain key skills to equip you to tackle the assessment day.
The key traits of every Hogan Lovells lawyer
Intellect and intellectual curiosity
We challenge conventional thinking and that often means doing work with little precedent. You’ll need to be ambitious and able to look beyond the obvious to deliver something unique and exceptional. We also look for a strong academic record from GCSE onwards up to a 2.1 across your degree and above (or equivalent).
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Commercial awareness
Clients need us to be their trusted advisors across their business. You’ll need to be comfortable speaking their language and interested in how business works.
Communication and interpersonal skills
When working with clients it’s important to be able to communicate in both a clear and concise way. Good verbal and written communication skills are a big part of being a successful lawyer.
Team working & building relationships
No one can do what we do alone. You’ll need to relish being part of a team, where everyone pitches in and achieves great things as a collective.
Resilience
You’ll have a rigorous attention to detail, be calm in the face of complexity and deadlines and happy to put in extra hours if that’s what it takes to deliver exceptional work. You’ll need to be comfortable adapting to new surroundings, respond to cultural nuances and tackle the unpredictable with confidence.
Have a question?
Can I find out more about the online Watson-Glaser critical thinking test?
- We use the Watson-Glaser critical thinking test.
- The online critical thinking tests assess how well you can absorb and analyse information.
- They measure your ability to evaluate arguments, deductions, inferences, and conclusions.
- They're good predictors of success in roles where you need to see things clearly from many angles and separate facts from assumptions.
- To get a feel for the intellectual demands you'll experience from day one, you can take our practice test.
- Be sure to read the feedback you receive as it will help you with the formal assessments.
How do I request adjustments during the assessment process?
We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are fully inclusive and as barrier-free as possible. This includes making adjustments for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you wish to discuss adjustments or issues at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team who will be happy to help you.
Some adjustments we have made in the past include (but are not limited to) providing extra time for reading and writing, different interview formats, extra time at interviews, and additional guidance and support, where appropriate, at each stage.
Do you recruit on a rolling basis?
Yes. We often invite candidates to take the Watson Glaser test and we screen candidates’ applications before the application deadline. We therefore, encourage applicants to apply to us as early as possible, but only after you have had enough time to thoroughly research the firm.
Who should I contact if I’m having problems with my application?
For technical queries, please email our dedicated address: support@candidats.io
If your query is about the content of the form, please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team.
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