Apprenticeship Scheme
With a rich heritage in post-graduate legal education, The University of Law (ULaw) launched their first apprenticeship programme, based on the trailblazer solicitor apprenticeship programme, in 2017. This initial programme was designed to support a L3 apprentice to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to a L7 standard over a period of 6 years. The launch of this programme has led to very successful partnerships between the University, employers and apprentices. In 2021 two additional graduate apprenticeship programmes were created based around the solicitor apprenticeship standard. The two new programmes are open to postgraduate students who will study with us for between 27 – 31 months prior to their End Point Assessment. Over the three programmes, The University currently supports 420 solicitor apprentices, from over 200 client firms/organisations within various legal sectors. All three programmes combine work-based and online supervised study, together with practical and academic activities at ULaw campuses which prepare apprentices to undertake the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam Parts 1 and 2. Apprentices who successfully complete these assessments are entitled to apply to the SRA to be admitted as solicitors at the end of the programme. In addition, apprentices will also complete ULaw assessments, providing them with the opportunity to be awarded an LLB and/ or LLM in Legal Practice and Skills (Hons) from ULaw. As well as supporting the apprentices academically, ULaw has built on their experience of working closely with employers to ensure competencies in the workplace are developed and nurtured throughout. The apprenticeship programmes use a blended learning method to ensure the programme reaches all geographical locations across England, widening opportunities for participation and is designed so that it can be tailored to the role undertaken by the apprentice and develop the practical skills employers require.
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