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Gowling WLG

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Gowling WLG has run a Legal Apprenticeship Programme since 2015. Apprentices start on a two-year Level 4 Paralegal Apprenticeship in one of the firm's practice areas and can then progress to the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship, completing an LLB and the SQE to qualify as an Associate. Recruitment runs once a year, from February to April, for a September start.

Programmes

1 tracked · status for the next intake that is recruiting
  • 2027 intakeLegal Apprenticeships

    Apprenticeship · Levels 4 to 7 · Legal, finance and accounting

    Expected, ~Feb
    Opens
    Closes

Apprenticeship types

2 offered · degree apprenticeships first

  • Solicitor Apprenticeship (Level 7)

    Level 7Degree

    Law · Similar timeframe to the traditional university route (after the two-year paralegal stage)

    More about this programme: Solicitor Apprenticeship (Level 7)
    Standard
    Solicitor
    Qualification
    Law degree (LLB), then the SQE, qualifying as a solicitor (Associate)
    Business areas
    Practice areas

    Entered after successfully completing the Paralegal Apprenticeship. LLB modules include Client Care, Common Law Method & Ethics, Contract Law, Tort Law, Civil Dispute Resolution and Real Estate. The firm's first three solicitor apprentices (2015 starters) qualified with first-class LLBs and passed SQE1 and SQE2.

    Source for Solicitor Apprenticeship (Level 7)

  • Paralegal Apprenticeship (Level 4)

    Level 4

    Law · 2 years

    More about this programme: Paralegal Apprenticeship (Level 4)
    Standard
    Not published
    Qualification
    Level 4 paralegal apprenticeship (work-based portfolio)
    Business areas
    Key practice areas

    Entry point to the legal apprenticeship route; standard name not given on the page.

    Source for Paralegal Apprenticeship (Level 4)

Gowling WLG does not publish the university or provider or the locations for any of these.

Entry requirements

Accepts UCAS pointsFrom 96 UCAS points
A levels
On track to achieve 96 UCAS points through A levels or equivalent
UCAS points
96 UCAS points (Paralegal Apprenticeship entry)
GCSEs
Not published
Equivalents
A level equivalent qualifications
Other
Not published

As Gowling WLG publishes them; requirements differ between programmes, so check the advert before you apply.

Application process

  1. Online application
  2. Online task-based assessment
  3. Immersive assessment centresummer
  1. 1

    Online application

    When: February to April each year (re-opens February 2027)

  2. 2

    Online task-based assessment

  3. 3

    Immersive assessment centre

    When: summer

Typical timeline

Opens
February (re-opens February 2027)
Closes
April
Assessment
summer
Offers
Not published
Starts
September

Windows for the 2027 intake, September 2026 to August 2027

  • Expected, ~FebLegal Apprenticeships

Locations and universities

Locations
Birmingham, London
Universities and training providers
Not published

Salary and benefits

Starting salary
Not published
Progression
Salary increases through the years as you progress (apprentice testimonial)
Notes
Not published
Benefits
  • No student debt (training paid for)
  • Supervisor support in each practice area

Cohort size and intakes

Intake years
2027 intake

What stands out

One of the earliest law-firm apprenticeship programmes (launched 2015), with a two-stage paralegal-then-solicitor structure; an ITN Business feature on the page says the firm has 33 apprentices.

Sources

Where every fact above comes from
  1. 1
    gowlingwlg.com/en/careers/uk/early-talent/apprenticeships

    Accessed · Programme since 2015, Paralegal L4 (2 years) to Solicitor L7, 96 UCAS, stages, annual Feb-April cycle, summer ACs, September start, re-opens Feb 2027, Birmingham and London offices, 33 apprentices (ITN feature transcript).

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