Government Approves Law Apprenticeship Scheme

The government has approved the ‘Trailblazer Apprenticeships in Law’ initiative for apprentices to become legal executives, solicitors or paralegals through workplace-based training.

A committee of law professionals agreed the new set of standards meet the requirements for qualifications as a solicitor or legal executive with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, ILEX Professional Standards Limited and the Law Society.

Skills Minister Nick Boles said: “I’m delighted that the legal trailblazer initiative has developed new apprenticeship standards for solicitor, Chartered Legal Executive and paralegal roles.”