Uptree

• Commercial awareness
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Information analysis and research
• Organisation
• Creative problem solving

• English
• History
• Maths
• Economics
• Languages
• Law

England and Wales

• Must complete:
  • A qualifying law degree (LLB) before taking the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which leads to:
    • two years of qualifying legal work experience, including a training contract, before passing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)character and suitability requirements.
  • OR Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship (6-year training) for A-level graduates, paralegals, and chartered legal executives.

It takes five or six years to become a solicitor as a full-time student. A three-year law degree, SQE tests, and two years of qualifying legal work experience are needed. Your degree may require a law conversion course or SQE preparation course if you studied a non-law subject.

• Paralegal Apprenticeship (Level 3) is a two-year programme that includes an introduction to law and practice, legal research, and client care.
• Required three training stages to become a barrister:
  • academic component (law degree).
  • vocational element (Bar course).
  • worked-learning component.
• CILEx Professional Qualification (CPQ) can also lead to CILEx Lawyer status.

Scotland

• LLB Scots Law/Foundation Programme - the honours degree takes four years, while the ordinary takes three. Accelerated degrees are available for non-law first degrees:
  • To qualify as a solicitor, individuals must complete a two-year traineeship (Diploma in Professional Legal Practice).
  • After completing the diploma, a trainee advocate (or 'intrant') must complete 21 months of paid training in a solicitors' office and 9 months of unpaid 'devilling' (or pupillage) as an advocate's student. The trainee must pass a Faculty of Advocates written and oral advocacy exam.
• Modern Apprenticeship in Paralegal Practice (SVQ 3 Level; SCQF Level 7):
  • Modern Apprenticeship offers a range of options: go into a full-time job or pursue a technical apprenticeship in paralegal practice, e.g., SVQ Level 4 Paralegal Apprenticeship.