Solicitor Apprenticeships

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.

 

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Programme Details

 

Location: London

Duration: Six years (four as an apprentice and two as a trainee solicitor)

Salary: £25,000 starting salary, plus a £1500 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 firms 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 in England & Wales (SQE route)

Education requirements: AAB at A level or equivalent (mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration and Contextual Recruitment System is used for all applications)

Deadlines 

Applications open 1 November 2023
Applications close 29 February 2024

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.

  • 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
  1. Online application which include motivational questions on why you want to become an apprentice, your interest in Hogan Lovells, and some of your achievements.
  2. Online test 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.
  3. In-person assessment day which will include a case study interview with partners and a scenario based interview with graduate recruitment and senior associates.

If you are invited to an assessment day, you will have an opportunity to attend an open day with Hogan Lovells in April ahead of your assessment.  The day will give you an insight into Hogan Lovells and our apprenticeship scheme, whilst also gaining key skills to equip you to tackle the assessment day. 

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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).

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.

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  • 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.

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