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Legal Apprenticeships

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What does an apprenticeship involve?

Involving through-the-job and class room learning, apprenticeships give first-hand insight into life at Burges Salmon and open doors to various legal roles including qualification as a solicitor. The programme will last for two years.

What does the programme involve?

The programme involves completing a Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship with additional study to give you a Level 4 qualification (equivalent to the first year of university). Obtaining this Level 4 qualification means that you will be able to complete the Level 7 Solicitor apprenticeship in a reduced period of time (five years, instead of six). We will support those who have the inclination and ability to complete the Level 7 qualification. 

Where will you be based?

All the positions will be based at One Glass Wharf, our Bristol HQ. Located in the heart of the Temple Quay area, we sit in the legal and business hub of the city only five minutes' walk from Temple Meads station. 

Why us?

Burges Salmon is a great place to work on both a professional and personal level.

Our lawyers are motivated and passionate about the work that they do, producing a first class service for clients such as John Lewis PartnershipThe Discovery ChannelThe Premier League and The Crown Estate. The fact that we are all based at our Bristol HQ means that we work very well as a team and are able to deliver excellent results for our clients.

But it's not all work here.

We have an active social life and there are plenty of opportunities to participate in corporate responsibility activities as well as sports and social events.

We will pay you a competitive starting salary of £15,340 pa (£295 per week).

In addition to this, you won't have to pay for any of your study and you will be able to take advantage of our extensive benefits and rewards.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate a can-do attitude, who are willing to learn and are committed to the opportunity.

For further information please see the Legal Apprenticeships page of our website.

Company

Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm whose unique model and collaborative culture delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.

Our clients range from the largest private and public sector organisations and institutions, to entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals and families. Working from our offices in Bristol and London, we have built a progressive service culture based on collaboration and teamwork that is shaped around the needs of our clients to deliver a fantastic service and experience.

Operating in selected markets where our knowledge, experience and skills deliver highly effective solutions to our clients’ complex needs, we aim aims to be a leader not a follower in these markets. Burges Salmon works for clients in all three UK jurisdictions and across the globe, through an international network of leading independent law firms – our preferred firms.

Our objective is to provide clients with excellent service and advice, working with these preferred firms around the world to meet clients’ international needs, where relevant. The firm’s international experience spans all major sector and practice areas and primarily focuses on supporting its international clients around the world and overseas clients with their investment activities into the UK.

We are also focused on a number of corporate responsibility activities and collaborate with a wide range of organisations to build strong, sustainable relationships that have a lasting impact across three main areas: community, education and environment.  The firm was a founder member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance and, is committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing our carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

Burges Salmon is an Equal Opportunity employer.

If you are interested in opportunities, either advertised or on a speculative basis and would like to speak to someone, please contact angela.parfitt@burges-salmon.com Tel: +44 (0) 117 307 6026.

Company info
Telephone
01173076026
Location
One Glass Wharf
Bristol
Choose a State/Province
BS2 0ZX
GB

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