Solicitor Apprenticeship 2026 - Leeds

Are you passionate about a career in law? Do you want to work for a firm where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential? Our Solicitor Apprenticeship will provide you with invaluable and varied work experience whilst you study towards a degree programme – all while earning a salary.

What will the Solicitor Apprenticeship involve?

As a Solicitor Apprentice, you will support the Paralegals and Senior Paralegals within the Transaction Services Team (TST), as well as fee earners across the Firm, with a range of legal tasks. Like our Paralegal Apprentices, you will have the opportunity to experience different sub-teams within the TST during your apprenticeship. You may also have the opportunity to apply for a placement in our Innovation and Legal Technology team, or in the TST in Scotland.

In Year 1, your work may include:

• Reviewing documents for relevance in dispute matters.
• Drafting and producing legal documents and standard forms.
• Checking legal documents for quality, consistency and content.
• Creating bundles for trials and Employment Tribunals.
• Reviewing and reporting on commercial and legal documents as part of a corporate due diligence process.
• Managing electronic data sites, uploading and ordering documents, and liaising with third parties.
• Providing transactional support on Corporate, Finance, or Real Estate projects.
• Other tasks as required by the business.

In Years 2 to 4, your responsibilities will grow and may include:

• Attending client meetings / providing on-site support.
• Managing matters or cases.
• Conducting legal research and providing advice based on findings.
• Taking part in client or team secondments.

In Years 5 and 6, you will join the Trainee Solicitor group, rotating through four different departments every six months (known as \”seats\”).

In addition to your day‑to‑day work, all Solicitor Apprentices are expected to take part in business engagement and team development activities, and to help identify ways the TST can better support the firm. You will also be encouraged to use and promote legal technology in your work.

We are proud to be celebrating our 14th year of recruiting legal apprentices into the TST, and we look forward to continuing this success.