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Placement details

Overview

Location: London

Start date: September 2025

Application criteria: 

When Taylor Wessing review applicants, they look for the skills and qualities that will help them become a successful lawyer. These include:

• High flyer: Individuals who are on track for a minimum of AAB (or equivalent) in their A levels and have a minimum of seven GCSEs at grade 7 or above including Maths and English.
• Hard worker: Being an apprentice will require you to juggle studying and working. We look for individuals who demonstrate a commitment to both. You'll have to be focused, committed, and ready to stay motivated, even in the face of challenging legal and academic issues.
• Commercial thinker: Taylor Wessing are defined by the advice we offer to our clients. You’ll need to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of how business works, and how to apply it in real life.
• Team worker: From internal projects through to supporting clients, communication and teamwork will be at the heart of your role at Taylor Wessing. You’ll need great negotiation skills, and we'll expect you to work collaboratively, supporting and advising your colleagues as required.
• Forward planner: Balancing a variety of pressing cases and client demands, along with your studies, you’ll need great time management skills and be able to plan for any contingency.

Application deadline: 1st March 2025

How to apply: Applications will open on 1st January 2025. View further details by clicking 'Apply' at the top of this page!

 

About the opportunity: 

Taylor Wessing don’t believe there's a set path in law - university isn't for everyone, and they appreciate that. Their six-year Solicitor apprenticeship programme offers school leavers with an interest in law an alternative route to qualifying as a solicitor. It has been designed to help you hit the ground running from day one. You'll work towards an LLB (Hons) Law degree and a Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship. Each week you'll spend four days working in a practice area on client cases, with one day studying with our training provider, University of Law (ULaw). 

About the company: 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within their sectors, they work closely together with their clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together they challenge expectation and create extraordinary results.

 

Next steps: 

View further details and apply by clicking 'Apply' at the top of this page!