Walker Morris: Start your legal career with us

Start your legal career differently

University isn’t the only path into law. If you’re ambitious, ready to learn and want to start building your career now, an apprenticeship could be the route that gets you there faster.

Research

Whether law is for me

Application

The process

Assessment

Don't panic!

Working and studying

Six years will fly by!

Qualification

Time to celebrate!

Research

Find out more about the solicitor apprenticeship and what it involves. This is your chance to understand how the role works, what studying alongside work looks like, and whether this route into law is right for you.

Application

Complete an online application telling us about you, your interest in law and why you’d like to join Walker Morris as a solicitor apprentice. We’re looking for motivation, potential and a willingness to learn – not prior legal experience.

Assessment

If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to an assessment process designed to understand how you think, communicate and approach tasks. We’ll give you clear guidance, so you know what to expect at each stage. There will be half a day’s assessment centre and two insight days where you come in and spend some time with the firm.

Working and studying

You’ll join the firm as a solicitor apprentice, working in our legal teams while studying towards your solicitor qualification. You’ll gain real, hands‑on experience while receiving structured study support and time to develop your knowledge

Qualification

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you’ll qualify as a solicitor. You’ll have built up years of practical experience alongside your qualification, putting you in a strong position to continue your career at Walker Morris.

Solicitor apprenticeships at Walker Morris

A Solicitor Apprenticeship at Walker Morris gives you the chance to build your legal career from the ground up while learning from people who genuinely want you to succeed. You’ll be part of our single site, collaborative community from day one, working on real client matters, developing practical skills and studying toward qualification with full support along the way. It’s a route that values curiosity, individuality and ambition — and gives you the space, guidance and high-quality experience you need to grow into the lawyer you want to become.

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In my first few months at the firm, this has already been made clear and I feel as though I’m genuinely able to build a career that’s tailored to me.

What you’ll experience

Our six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship gives you the time, space and support to grow into the role of a lawyer – blending real work with structured learning and a clear pathway to qualification.

Years 1 & 2 – Building your foundations
In your first two years, you’ll work across three Business Services teams that sit at the heart of the firm’s legal work: Risk & Compliance, Knowledge, and Innovation. You’ll support colleagues across the business, get to know how a modern law firm operates and start developing core skills such as communication, organisation and time management.

Years 3 & 4 – Developing legal and commercial skills
You’ll then move into the Legal Services Delivery Centre, spending time in two different areas. This is where you’ll deepen your legal understanding, sharpen your attention to detail and build strong commercial and research skills.

Years 5 & 6 – Stepping up and shaping your future
In your final years, you’ll take on more responsibility and more complex work. You’ll join the trainee solicitor cohort and rotate through six seats, giving you broad exposure before deciding where you’d like to qualify. You’ll apply problems solving, stakeholder management and creative thinking daily, and complete SQE1 and SQE2 in year 6.

Alongside your on-the-job learning, you’ll study with BPP throughout the programme, building the academic knowledge you need to qualify through the SQE route. Find out more about BPP’s Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship here: Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship – BPP.