The Solicitor Apprenticeship Most List

2026 edition

Everything you need to know about the school-leaver solicitor apprenticeships offered by major law firms, including pay, locations, number of places, and a detailed Legal Cheek View for each firm.

And meet the firms at Legal Cheek‘s upcoming Solicitor apprenticeship application insight session virtual event

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Most money: First year

Weil Gotshal & Manges — solicitor apprenticeship

£33,000
A&O Shearman — solicitor apprenticeship

£32,000
Linklaters — solicitor apprenticeship

£32,000
White & Case — solicitor apprenticeship

£32,000
CMS — solicitor apprenticeship

£30,000
Hogan Lovells — solicitor apprenticeship

£30,000
Stephenson Harwood — solicitor apprenticeship

£30,000
Mishcon de Reya — solicitor apprenticeship

£29,000
Simmons & Simmons — solicitor apprenticeship

£29,000
Wedlake Bell — solicitor apprenticeship

£29,000
Dentons — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,500
Osborne Clarke — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,500
Pinsent Masons — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,350
Ashurst — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Freshfields — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Mayer Brown — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Norton Rose Fulbright — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Slaughter and May — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Taylor Wessing — solicitor apprenticeship

£28,000
Bates Wells — solicitor apprenticeship

£27,400
Lewis Silkin — solicitor apprenticeship

£27,000
Gowling WLG — solicitor apprenticeship

£26,500
Reed Smith — solicitor apprenticeship

£26,500
Bird & Bird — solicitor apprenticeship

£26,000
Watson Farley & Williams — solicitor apprenticeship

£26,000
DWF — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,640
Farrer & Co — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,500
Kennedys — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,500
Bristows — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,250
Weightmans — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,207
Burges Salmon — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,000
Cripps — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,000
Fladgate — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,000
RPC — solicitor apprenticeship

£25,000
Michelmores — solicitor apprenticeship

£23,000
Addleshaw Goddard — solicitor apprenticeship

£22,000
Shoosmiths — solicitor apprenticeship

£22,000
Foot Anstey — solicitor apprenticeship

£21,500
Womble Bond Dickinson — solicitor apprenticeship

£21,480
Bevan Brittan — solicitor apprenticeship

Undisclosed

The Solicitor Apprenticeship Most List

2026 edition

Most money: First year

Weil Gotshal & Manges — solicitor apprenticeship

A&O Shearman — solicitor apprenticeship

Linklaters — solicitor apprenticeship

White & Case — solicitor apprenticeship

CMS — solicitor apprenticeship

Hogan Lovells — solicitor apprenticeship

Stephenson Harwood — solicitor apprenticeship

Mishcon de Reya — solicitor apprenticeship

Simmons & Simmons — solicitor apprenticeship

Wedlake Bell — solicitor apprenticeship

Dentons — solicitor apprenticeship

Osborne Clarke — solicitor apprenticeship

Pinsent Masons — solicitor apprenticeship

Ashurst — solicitor apprenticeship

Freshfields — solicitor apprenticeship

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer — solicitor apprenticeship

Mayer Brown — solicitor apprenticeship

Norton Rose Fulbright — solicitor apprenticeship

Slaughter and May — solicitor apprenticeship

Taylor Wessing — solicitor apprenticeship

Bates Wells — solicitor apprenticeship

Lewis Silkin — solicitor apprenticeship

Gowling WLG — solicitor apprenticeship

Reed Smith — solicitor apprenticeship

Bird & Bird — solicitor apprenticeship

Watson Farley & Williams — solicitor apprenticeship

DWF — solicitor apprenticeship

Farrer & Co — solicitor apprenticeship

Kennedys — solicitor apprenticeship

Bristows — solicitor apprenticeship

Weightmans — solicitor apprenticeship

Burges Salmon — solicitor apprenticeship

Cripps — solicitor apprenticeship

Fladgate — solicitor apprenticeship

RPC — solicitor apprenticeship

Michelmores — solicitor apprenticeship

Addleshaw Goddard — solicitor apprenticeship

Shoosmiths — solicitor apprenticeship

Foot Anstey — solicitor apprenticeship

Womble Bond Dickinson — solicitor apprenticeship

Bevan Brittan — solicitor apprenticeship