Solicitor Apprenticeship

FRANCIS GEORGE SOLICITOR -ADVOCATE LIMITED

SWINDON (SN1 3EP)

Closes today at 11:59pm

Posted on 19 March 2025

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Summary

An opportunity for a post A Level student to qualify as a solicitor. The training will be in the workplace with the academic side provided by The University of Law. You will gain valuable legal experience, whilst studying at the same time. If you have strong academics and are enthusiastic about a career in law, then apply now.

Wage

£21,500 a year

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Salaries are reviewed annually and we offer a Christmas bonus

Training course
Solicitor (level 7)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Friday 29 August 2025

Duration

6 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Answer the phone, make appointments
  • Send and receive emails, letters etc. to all parties as directed
  • Support fee earner in all matters as directed by them
  • Opening and closing files, filing, copying and other admin duties

Where you’ll work

16 HIGH STREET
SWINDON
SN1 3EP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW LIMITED

Your training course

Solicitor (level 7)

Equal to master’s degree

Course contents
  • Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
  • Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed , interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
  • Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
  • Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
  • Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
  • Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
  • Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
  • Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
  • Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.
  • Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
  • Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed , interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
  • Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
  • Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
  • Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
  • Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
  • Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
  • Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
  • Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.

Your training plan

Solicitor Level 7.

The training schedule is in the process of being agreed by The University of Law.

The apprentice will study for an LLB Honours and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) .

More training information

None at present.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

A Level in:

  • any subject (grade B)
  • any subject (grade B)
  • any subject (grade C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Good written skills
  • Multi task

Other requirements

We may accept lower A Level grades but that will be on a case by case basis.

About this company

We are a growing high street firm of solicitors with offices in Swindon and Witney. We practice family law, civil litigation, conveyancing and wills, trusts and probate. The firm has had great links with the local community including schools and colleges and always try to recruit from the local area if at all possible.

http://www.francisgeorgesolicitor-advocate.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Private Healthcare.

After this apprenticeship

A solicitor or similar role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FRANCIS GEORGE SOLICITOR -ADVOCATE LIMITED

emma george

emma.george@fgsa.co.uk

01793 434473

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310335.

Apply now

Closes today at 11:59pm

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