Solicitor Apprenticeship KESAR & CO LTD

Location

Bromley, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

What you will do in your working day

You will work as a member of a small team engaging in various areas of law including public law, prison law, claims against public authorities and discrimination.  You will show a commitment from the first day to our clients, and a willingness to work as part of the team.

As an apprentice solicitor, you will have the advantage of learning whilst earning.  Within 2 years, we would expect you to have sufficient skills and experience to run your own cases including advocacy before the Parole Board.  By the time you qualify as a solicitor, you will have built an excellent reputation with clients and others in the profession.

Typically, you will handle:

• File opening and closure (including dealing with outstanding financial matters and sending files to storage)
• Updating the case management system
• Legal research
• Drafting representations
• Taking instructions from clients
• Instructing experts
• Briefing counsel
• Advocacy for clients

General duties such as:

• Filing
• Printing and photocopying of documents
• Preparing letters
• Producing correspondence and reports
• Preparing files and bundles
• Attending meetings and producing attendance notes
• Attending court behind counsel
• When you have sufficient experience, you will attend hearings for your clients

The training you will be getting

The apprenticeship is 6 years and requires hard work and dedication. But after 4 years you will have achieved a law degree, after 6 years you will be a qualified solicitor.

Training is online with the University of Law.  One day a week is home study, the remaining 4 days per week is practical work experience building your skills, knowledge and experience to become a well rounded solicitor.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

Apprentices can expect to become independent caseworkers after 2 years of starting their training. By the time you qualify as a solicitor you could be a supervisor of your own team.  Once qualified, if partnership is your dream we could make it come true!

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Salary

£19.24k per annum