Solicitor Apprenticeship 2027 - Exeter Office

Our Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme offers the opportunity to qualify as a solicitor while gaining hands-on experience across up to nine teams, achieving a law degree and completing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), all while earning a salary from day one.

Over six years, you will combine academic study with practical work experience, developing the skills, knowledge and commercial awareness needed to build a successful legal career. The programme takes the same amount of time as the traditional route to qualification through university, the SQE and a training contract, but allows you to apply your learning in a real-world environment from the outset while earning as you learn.

Designed to help you realise your potential, the programme will equip you with the skills to deliver client excellence and work in a creative, collaborative and commercial way within a supportive and ambitious law firm.

How it Works

During the six-year programme, you will spend your first six months in one of our business support teams before rotating through up to eight legal teams across our Business, Real Estate and Private Client groups. This structured approach provides a breadth of experience and insight into different areas of law, helping you develop into a well-rounded solicitor. The final two years mirror the structure of our training contract, with four six-month seats.

Throughout the programme, you will spend four days a week working alongside qualified lawyers and other professionals, with one day dedicated to studying at the University of Law.

As a member of the fifth apprenticeship cohort, you will benefit from the support of a dedicated supervisor, mentor and buddy from our current apprentice community, alongside ongoing guidance from our Early Careers team throughout your journey.

This is a Exeter based apprenticeship commencing in September 2027 .

Who We Are Looking For

• Individuals who bring their own unique perspectives and experiences
• Candidates who demonstrate our values and behaviours, including being proactive, curious and adaptable
• People with a growth mindset and a willingness to learn
• Future leaders who are motivated to make a positive impact
• Candidates who are genuinely interested in a career in law and excited by the opportunity to build their career at Michelmores

Why Michelmores?

Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

As an apprentice at Michelmores, you will find the best blend of varied, high-quality work in a flexible and supportive environment.

Alongside building your understanding of the law, you’ll gain a real grasp of the commercial realities that affect our clients and how we help them make the most of their opportunities.

You will be joining a firm that wants to make a positive difference to the world around them, for their people, their clients, the local communities we work in and the planet. Find out more by clicking here .

Next Steps

To apply please click the link below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please email early.careers@michelmores.com and we can arrange a call.