Paralegal Apprenticeship 2025 - Manchester

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/2/2024

Paralegal Apprenticeship 2025 at Addleshaw Goddard

Are you passionate about a career in a commercial law firm? Do you want to work for a Firm where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential? Our Paralegal Apprenticeship will provide you with invaluable and varied work experience whilst studying towards a legal qualification - all whilst earning a salary. At the end of the apprenticeship, you will be promoted to the role of Paralegal where a variety of further progression opportunities are available to you.

About the Program:

• Duration: 2 years, leading to a Paralegal role.
• Work: Varied assignments supporting legal teams.
• Study: Towards a Paralegal qualification, with the possibility of exemptions for further legal studies.
• Experience: Opportunities in different teams, including Innovation and Legal Technology.
• Future Prospects: Opportunities for career progression, including solicitor apprenticeship and further studies.
  
  

Whilst training, as a Paralegal Apprentice, you will support the Paralegals and Senior Paralegals within the Transactions Services Team (TST), as well as the fee earners across the Firm with routine legal tasks. Paralegal Apprentices will have the opportunity to experience different sub-teams within the TST over the course of the apprenticeship and will have the option to apply to do a seat in the Innovation and Legal Technology team, and/or the TST Scotland team.

This is a busy role where work may come from any of the Firm's Groups and, as a result, a Paralegal Apprentice will work on a wide variety of assignments. The complexity of work and responsibility within the TST will develop over the course of the apprenticeship.

Work Assignments Include:

• Document assessment for disputes.
• Drafting legal documents.
• Quality checks on legal documents.
• Creating trial bundles.
• Due diligence for corporate exercises.
• Transactional support in Corporate, Banking, or Real Estate.]
• Managing electronic data sites, uploading and ordering documents, and liaising with third parties.
  
  

In addition to the above, all Paralegal Apprentices are expected to participate in business engagement and team development activities or initiatives relevant to their role to identify ways in which the TST can support the Firm in a better way. They are also expected to become familiar with and promote the use of legal technology for routine and/or project work.

We are proud to be celebrating our 11th year of recruiting legal apprentices with the TST, and we look forward to continuing this success.

Entry Requirements:

• 5 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths.
• 3 A-levels at grades CCC or above, or equivalent.
  
  

You need to demonstrate an ambition to succeed in a legal career and have an appetite to learn and a commitment to studying a 2-year programme whilst balancing working full-time.

Recruitment Process:

• Eligibility Screening
• Online application
• Situational Judgement Test (SJJT)
• Video/Voice interview
  
  

Final stage: Successful candidates will be invited to an in-person assessment centre in the Manchester office, to be held on 17th & 18th February 2025. We will support with travel arrangements.

The assessment centre consists of: Competency based interview, Written task, and a Group exercise.

Addleshaw Goddard work with RARE recruitment during the application process. This aims to promote diversity and review grades in a socio-economic context - providing valuable insight into the context in which grades were achieved.

Please note, you must be available to start in September 2025.

Apprenticeship Overview:

• Paralegal Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship with BPP.
• Award of Level 4 Certificate in Legal Services.
• Blend of online workshops, e-learning, and off-the-job training.
  
  

Who We're Looking For:

There is no Addleshaw Goddard type. We are looking for authentic personalities who are aspiring, confident and committing to becoming great lawyers. We want people who want to lean alongside the best in the profession, bringing their energy and passion to our team and our clients.

• Aspiring individuals with a passion for law.
• Skills: Communication, attention to detail, commercial awareness, teamwork, career motivation and knowledge of Addleshaw Goddard.
  
  

Support:

• Tailored training and support.
• BPP support for students with disabilities or health conditions.
  
  

Equal Opportunity:

• Committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Support available for application/interview process adjustments.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of a person's sex, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, background or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to having a diverse team and actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities.

To do this effectively, we'd like to hear from you as soon as possible if there are things we can do to support you through the application or interview process – for example, providing you with additional time, organising appointments on particular days, or providing any accessibility support you may require to access our resources or buildings. If you would like to discuss ways in which we can support you, please email earlycareers@addleshawgoddard.co.uk