Legal Cheek’s flagship virtual event series for Year 12 and 13 students (sixth formers) considering the solicitor apprenticeship route, in partnership with 24 leading law firms and The University of Law, took place on Thursday 27 November 2025 and Tuesday 13 January 2026 (both 4:30pm to 6pm). We’ll be back soon with details of our 2026-27 series.
The series kicked off on Thursday 27 November 2025 (4:30pm to 6pm) with a solicitor apprenticeship application masterclass delivered by 12 leading law firms’ early careers teams covering the following topics: ‘Researching firms and building commercial awareness’; ‘Making a winning application’; and ‘Looking ahead to assessment centres’. There was then a virtual law fair with the firms.
The second session took place on Tuesday 13 January 2026 (4:30pm to 6pm), where current solicitor apprentices at 12 leading law firms shared what to expect on a solicitor apprenticeship, in a series of short workshops covering the following topics: ‘Perception v reality’, ‘City living and social life’ and ‘Looking ahead to qualification’. There was then a virtual law fair with the firms.
