Solicitor Apprenticeship in Nottingham

Programme Length: 6 years (including a 2‑year Paralegal qualification)

Study Pattern: 1 day study + 4 days practical experience each week

Why choose Our Solicitor Apprenticeship?

This is your chance to kick-start a legal career with hands-on experience from day one. You’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious team where you can learn from experienced lawyers, build your confidence, and develop the skills you need to qualify as a Solicitor - all while earning a salary and avoiding university debt.

Over six years, you’ll progress through a structured pathway including:

• Level 4 Paralegal Qualification
• LLB Law Degree
• Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE)
• Qualification as a Solicitor in England & Wales

What you will be doing:

As a Solicitor Apprentice, you’ll play an active role in our legal teams by:

• Supporting casework – helping prepare files, draft documents, carry out legal research, and manage case materials.
• Experiencing client work first-hand – attending meetings and hearings, taking notes, and learning how lawyers build strong client relationships.
• Balancing study and practice – applying what you learn academically to live matters, with support from supervisors and mentors.
• Collaborating across departments – working with colleagues on projects, initiatives, and client work.
• Developing your professional toolkit – improving communication, organisation, legal technology skills, and problem solving.

Who we're looking for:

You don’t need prior legal experience - just ambition, curiosity, and the desire to make a real impact.

Entry Requirements:

• Predicted BBB at A-Level (or equivalent). Applications with extenuating circumstances will be considered.
• Applicants must not already hold a degree.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.

Ready to begin your journey?

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to build a long-term legal career with full training, continuous support, and exposure to a wide variety of work. If you’re ready to take the first step, we’re ready to support you all the way.

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work. We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?

Additional information:

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward. Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted.

Equal opportunities

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Shakespeare Martineau

Shakespeare Martineau is part of Ampa Group, a leading house of brands in legal and professional services. Ampa Group brings together complementary firms - including Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and others - connected by shared values and a modern, people-first culture.

As a group, we’re focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of &: corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people, to thrive.

For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists. Shakespeare Martineau remains its own distinctive brand with its own clients and markets. Ampa Group gives our people the strength of the group and the freedom to grow their careers in the way that works for them.