Solicitor Apprenticeship

Overview

Our National PI business line co-ordinates our insurer-led professional liability work across our UK offices. We defend claims against the full range of non-medical professionals: our expertise includes the traditional professions (solicitors, accountants and other financial professionals, insurance brokers, surveyors and construction professionals) as well as the non-traditional and emerging professions (such as recruitment agents, estate agents, IT consultants, media companies and patent attorneys). Members of our team also provide professional indemnity coverage advice to insurers, including in relation to sensitive issues such as dishonesty. The ability to build and maintain strong client relationships is key to our success: our lawyers are \”market people\”, and we offer them a wide range of business development opportunities including secondments to major insurers.

Responsibilities

• Research into specific legal issues, case law and the CPR
• Reviewing documents received from clients to undertake preliminary liability and quantum analysis of a new claim
• Preparing bundles for trial/arbitration/mediation/disciplinary hearings
• Document reviews for disclosure in litigation or compliance with SRA/FRC production notices
• Instructing and liaising with counsel and their clerks
• Instructing and liaising with expert witnesses
• Drafting letters, reports and other documents (eg witness statements)
• Attending client meetings and court hearings
• Assisting with the preparation of articles and seminars
• Reviewing and interpreting PI insurance policies

Programme

We\’re proud to be partnering with the University of Law to delivery an exceptional and innovative LLM course incorporating SQE1, SQE2, as well as an SQE Plus programme that has been developed by our lawyers in collaboration with the University, and is bespoke to Clyde & Co. Not only you will be thoroughly prepared for all academic aspects of the SQE, the world-class teaching and exclusive resources will equip you with the fundamental skills and technical savvy essential to succeed as a lawyer at Clyde & Co. Throughout your studies you will receive comprehensive and personalised support from your dedicated academic tutor, as well as a Trainee Buddy and a Mentor from the firm. We also have a year\’s programme of social events and engagement days for our Future Trainees, so you can get to know us and each other before your Training Contract begins. Once you have completed the 11 months study, you will join us to undertake your qualifying work experience (QWE) via a two-year training contract.

Assessment Process

• Online assessment – consisting of a critical reasoning test as well as our Clyde & Co strengths-based assessment, which contains a mix of question types including written and order ranking.
• Video Interview – If you perform well in our initial online assessment, you will then be invited to complete a pre-recorded video interview.
• In-person assessment centre
• Offers and feedback

Reasonable Adjustments

Please let us know if you need us to make adjustments or changes to the assessment process to help you best demonstrate your suitability for the role. We will do our best to accommodate your request. If you wish to discuss anything regarding the process, please contact Early Careers. You can find out more about the interview process and examples of adjustments we can put in place via this link A guide to reasonable adjustments, support and accessibility for our assessment process.

Qualifications

• We are looking for those who are interested in IFPD and committed to a career as a solicitor at Clyde & Co in Bristol
• Achieved an AAB at A-Level or equivalent (mitigating circumstances will be considered)
• By August 2026, have achieved a 2:1 in your undergraduate degree (if a non-law or non-qualifying degree, you will also need to have completed the PGDL by August 2026)
• By August 2027 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto the relevant courses starting September 2026. Therefore, law students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL, ready to start the SQE next September

Benefits

• Private medical
• Pension scheme
• Group income protection
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Holiday purchase
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym subsidy

Salary & Contract Options

• £520 per week – Solicitor Apprenticeship, Clyde & Co Guildford – £25,000
• £520 per week – Spring Vacation Scheme 2026, Clyde & Co London
• £520 per week – Summer Vacation Scheme 2026 – London, Clyde & Co London
• £520 per week – Summer Vacation Scheme 2026 – Scotland, Clyde & Co Edinburgh, Glasgow
• £48,500 – Training Contract, Clyde & Co Guildford, London
• £28,500 – Training Contract – Scotland, Clyde & Co Edinburgh, Glasgow
• Virtual Insight days 2025 – Clyde & Co East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber – Unpaid

About Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to clients in core sectors of insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure and trade & commodities. With over 5,500 people operating from over 70 offices, across six continents, Clyde & Co is committed to creating successful outcomes for their clients. Clyde & Co seeks out early talent with ambition, independent thinking, curiosity and commitment, and will help trainees harness their skills to build a successful career. Our early talent programmes are designed to challenge, inspire, and prepare you for a future in a dynamic legal landscape.

Training Support

We\’ll make sure you have plenty of support throughout your programme – alongside having support from your dedicated supervisor, University of Law skills coach and tutor, you will also have regular one to one session with the early careers team and will be allocated a mentor from one of our newly qualified lawyers, enabling you to get peer-to-peer support and guidance. You can also look forward to a tailored induction programme and on-going internal training designed to ensure you have the skills, knowledge, and commercial acumen you need to become a well-rounded solicitor.