London Solicitor Apprenticeship 2027

We're the world's largest global law firm. That's more than 12,500 people across 80+ countries.

The legal profession is evolving fast, and we're at the front of it, delivering consistent, high-quality, innovative solutions as our clients' needs change. We go looking for new solutions, and we hold the same standard of value and quality across everything we do.

Our vision is to be the law firm of the future, today. With a strategy built on growth, integration and reinvention, we're setting out to reshape the legal profession. Join us and you'll have the opportunity to play your part in that future, contributing to the ideas, work and innovation shaping the next generation of legal practice.

Our work is broad, international and tied closely to the way the world is changing. As a trainee, you'll explore that variety seat by seat, building your confidence, commercial awareness and legal skills as you go.

Solicitor Apprenticeship

Start at the world's largest global law firm and make it matter from day one. Our six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship gives ambitious aspiring solicitors the chance to earn a salary, gain hands-on experience on high-profile legal work and study towards an LLB Law degree, all while working towards qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales.

From your first day, you'll be a valued member of the team, working alongside leading lawyers on real client matters. You'll develop the confidence, commercial awareness and legal expertise to build a successful career, without paying university tuition fees.

At a glance

• Six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship

• Paid role from day one

• Four days a week working in the firm

• One day a week studying with BPP University

• LLB Law degree with no university tuition fees

• Qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales

Make your career matter from day one

This programme is more than work experience. Over six years, you'll complete eight seats across a wide range of practice areas, spending six to twelve months in each team, building a broad understanding of commercial law before you discover where your interests lie. Your first four years are year-long seats, and the final two are four six-month seats.

You'll work on real client matters from the outset, supported by experienced lawyers who'll challenge and develop you as your responsibilities grow. Every seat comes with dedicated supervision and mentoring, helping you build the knowledge, skills and experience you need to qualify as a solicitor.

Learn while you earn

You'll spend one day each week studying with BPP University through workshops, seminars and online learning, then put your academic studies into practice every day in the office. Alongside that, you'll be supported by a personal tutor, dedicated supervisors in every practice area, and our Early Careers team, so you have the guidance to succeed throughout your apprenticeship.

Why choose Dentons?

We're proud to have been one of the first law firms to launch a Solicitor Apprenticeship back in 2017, and we've kept shaping the future of the route ever since. We've welcomed 37 apprentices across nine cohorts, and four cohorts have already qualified as solicitors through the programme. Our solicitor apprenticeship programme is recognised as one of the most established in the UK legal market.

As a member of the award-winning City Century initiative, we're helping widen access to the legal profession while setting the standard for solicitor apprenticeships across the sector. Our programme has also been recognised through nominations for the Legal 500 ESG Awards, Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards, ISE Awards and People in Law Awards, and by winning the Excellence in Human Resource Innovation award at the Legal Innovation Awards 2024.

We believe your route into law shouldn't define how far you can go. That's why we're committed to parity across all qualification pathways. On successful completion of the programme, we'll encourage you to apply for Associate roles across the firm, giving you the opportunity to continue building your career with us.

The deadline to apply is 18 December 2026.

Innovation

Here at Dentons, innovation isn't something that sits in isolation. We believe it comes from everywhere and from everyone, and it is critical to our position as the world's largest global law firm.

We do this by challenging ourselves to identify and implement innovation across all areas of service delivery to our clients. Throughout your programme you will be encouraged to enrich your innovation skills and knowledge.