Study law, get a degree & get paid!
Read more to find out about this amazing opportunity for school leavers interested in law careers to complete a Bright Future Apprenticeship programme at Dentons.
Who are Dentons?
Dentons is the world’s largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network. Dentons’ polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work www.dentons.com
What is the Bright Future Apprenticeship Programme?
This exciting programme gives you the opportunity to qualify as a Solicitor and be awarded an LLB university degree by BPP University.
Our six-year programme combines work-based learning in our London office and part time study. You will earn a salary and have no university fees to pay.
You will have one day a week to study and attend classes at BPP University. Their Law School is based in the heart of London’s legal district and has an excellent reputation for offering students the skills they need to succeed in law.
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How much will I earn and what are the benefits?
You will earn a competitive starting salary of £18,000 which will increase as you progress through the apprenticeship programme.
On top of that, you will receive 24 days holiday and enjoy numerous benefits.
We believe social activities are vital to the happiness of our team, and they’re an important part of our firm’s culture.
You can participate in a variety of activities, including football, netball, aerobics and quiz nights.
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What will my day to day work be like?
You will work in our London office, in a variety of departments such as Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Corporate and Dispute Resolution. As you progress through your apprenticeship, you will be required to produce a portfolio with examples of work you have done in your department. Examples of the type of work you will carry out are: preparing documents for a transaction, drafting a letter to a client and carrying out a piece of research.
As you progress through the programme, you will be given more responsibility, including running parts of cases and meeting with clients.
Assessment
You will build a portfolio of the experience you have gained and the tasks you have completed in the workplace.
You will take exams and assessments throughout the six-year programme to meet the requirements for the LLB degree. You will also be required to pass the Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) centralised assessment, consisting of two parts. BPP University will provide you with guidance and assistance to help you pass these assessments.
What will happen at the end of the six-year programme?
If you pass all the required assessments to meet the solicitor apprenticeship standard, you will be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, subject to the SRA’s usual checks of fitness to practice.
We will discuss with you what roles are available at Dentons and it is our hope that all our apprentices will remain with us as newly qualified lawyers.
What are the requirements for School Leavers?
There’s no typical candidate for our apprenticeship programme. The expertise within our Firm is as diverse as the needs of our global clients — and we want to keep it that way. We look for people with a wide range of skills, aptitudes and personalities, with the potential to contribute to our growing success.
We need to see a strong record of academic and extra-curricular achievement. Ideally, we would like to see 7 GCSEs at grade B or above (including Maths and English) and ABB at A level.
You will need to be resilient, hard working and have the drive and ambition to succeed in a highly demanding work environment.
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What is the applicaiton process like?
Applications must be made online via our website — www.dentons.com/brightfuture
To apply, first, complete our online application which we will review. If you’re successful at this point you’ll be invited to take an online critical thinking exercise, which assesses your ability to digest and understand situations and information.
If you do well here, you will be invited to complete a video interview. This is your opportunity to bring your application to life in a quick and easy recorded interview that you can complete in your own home.
If we like what we see in your video interview, we will invite you to attend our assessment centre in February.
The closing date for applications is 5 January 2018.
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