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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (formerly Hogan Lovells) offers a six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship in London, run in partnership with City Century and open to A level students across the UK. Apprentices study one day a week for an LLB and then the SQE, and work four days in the office, rotating through practice areas before joining the trainee cohort in years five and six.

Programmes

1 tracked · status for the next intake that is recruiting
  • 2027 intakeSolicitor Apprenticeship

    Degree apprenticeship · Level 7 · Legal, finance and accounting

    Opening soon, 1 Nov
    Opens
    Closes

Apprenticeship types

1 offered · degree apprenticeships first

  • Solicitor Apprenticeship

    Level 7Degree

    Law · 6 years

    More about this programme: Solicitor Apprenticeship
    Standard
    Solicitor
    Qualification
    LLB and qualification as a Solicitor of England & Wales (SQE route)
    Business areas
    Practice areas (12-month rotations, then six-month trainee seats)
    Locations
    London

    Run in partnership with City Century; university not named on the page. Level 7 Solicitor standard inferred from the six-year LLB plus SQE route.

    Source for Solicitor Apprenticeship

Hogan Lovells (UK) does not publish the university or provider for any of these.

Entry requirements

A levels from AAB
A levels
AAB at A level or equivalent
UCAS points
Not published
GCSEs
Not published
Equivalents
A level equivalents accepted
Other
Mitigating circumstances considered; the Contextual Recruitment System is used for all applications

As Hogan Lovells (UK) publishes them; requirements differ between programmes, so check the advert before you apply.

Application process

  1. Online application
  2. Online critical thinking test
  3. Open day
  4. In-person assessment day
  1. 1

    Online application

    When: 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027

    Motivational questions on why an apprenticeship and why the firm, plus achievements

  2. 2

    Online critical thinking test

    Watson Glaser test

  3. 3

    Open day

    Offered to candidates invited to an assessment day

  4. 4

    In-person assessment day

Typical timeline

Opens
1 November 2026
Closes
31 January 2027
Assessment
Not published
Offers
Not published
Starts
Not published

Windows for the 2027 intake, September 2026 to August 2027

  • Opening soon, 1 NovSolicitor Apprenticeship

Locations and universities

Locations
London
Universities and training providers
Not published

Salary and benefits

Starting salary
£30,000
Progression
£34,000 in Year 2 and £38,000 in Year 3
Notes
Plus a £2,000 sign-on bonus
Benefits
  • £2,000 sign-on bonus
  • One study day per week
  • Supervisor, mentor and buddy support

Cohort size and intakes

Intake years
2027 intake
Cohort 2027
Not published

What stands out

Published salary ladder (£30,000 rising to £38,000 by Year 3) and a pre-assessment open day for shortlisted candidates; years five and six are spent in the trainee solicitor seat rotation. Run in partnership with City Century.

Sources

Where every fact above comes from
  1. 1
    ukearlycareers.hlc.com/what-we-offer/solicitor-apprenticeships

    Accessed · Programme details: London, six years, salary ladder, £2,000 bonus, LLB + SQE, AAB, CRS, deadlines 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Jan 2027, process, City Century partnership

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