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Osborne Clarke runs a six-year Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship in its Bristol, London and Reading offices. Apprentices spend one day a week studying for an LLB (Hons) in Legal Practice at BPP University Law School, with tuition fees paid, rotate through the firm's main practice groups and sit the SQE to qualify as solicitors.

Programmes

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

    Degree apprenticeship · Level 7 · Legal, finance and accounting

    Expected, ~Feb
    Opens
    ClosesTBC

Apprenticeship types

1 offered · degree apprenticeships first

  • Solicitor Apprenticeship

    Level 7Degree

    Law · 6 years

    More about this programme: Solicitor Apprenticeship
    Standard
    Solicitor
    Qualification
    LLB (Hons) in Legal Practice (BPP University Law School); SQE1 and SQE2 to qualify as a solicitor
    University or provider
    BPP University Law School
    Business areas
    Business Transactions (Corporate, Commercial), Projects, Real Estate and Finance, Litigation, Advisory (Employment, Pensions, Incentives, Tax and Competition)
    Locations
    Bristol, London, Reading

    20% of time (one day a week) studying by blended learning with face-to-face support at a BPP learning centre. Locations are those with published salaries.

    Source for Solicitor Apprenticeship

Entry requirements

A levels from ABB
A levels
ABB at A level, predicted or obtained
UCAS points
Not published
GCSEs
Not published
Equivalents
Not published
Other
Rare Contextual Recruitment System opt-in encouraged; mitigating circumstances can be explained on the form

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

Application process

  1. Online application form
  2. Assessment centre
  1. 1

    Online application form

    When: from February 2027 (2027 cohort)

    Includes a 200-word submission on why the Solicitor Apprenticeship at Osborne Clarke; academic and work experience questions; CRS opt-in

  2. 2

    Assessment centre

    Verbal reasoning test plus a chance to network with current solicitor apprentices

Typical timeline

Opens
February 2027
Closes
Not published
Assessment
Not published
Offers
Not published
Starts
Not published

Windows for the 2027 intake, September 2026 to August 2027

  • Expected, ~FebSolicitor Apprenticeship

Locations and universities

Locations
Bristol, London, Reading
Universities and training providers
BPP University Law School

Salary and benefits

Starting salary
Bristol £25,500; London £29,500; Reading £26,550
Progression
Increases through the programme; in the final 2 years paid the same as trainee solicitors in the same location
Notes
Not published
Benefits
  • All tuition fees paid
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Dedicated line manager in each team and a solicitor apprentice buddy
  • BPP Student Manager and Personal Tutor

Cohort size and intakes

Intake years
2027 intake
Cohort 2027
Not published

What stands out

One of the first UK law firms to launch a solicitor apprenticeship route to full qualification; publishes an Apprentice Yearbook and runs information events in every UK office during National Apprenticeship Week.

Sources

Where every fact above comes from
  1. 1
    osborneclarke.com/oc-solicitor-apprenticeship

    Accessed · 6-year L7 programme, LLB (Hons) Legal Practice at BPP, practice groups, ABB, salaries by office, process, applications from February 2027

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