Solicitor Apprentice 2026

We are Dentons. The world’s largest law firm. With more than 12,500people in 80+ countries around the world, we have unique breadth, depth anddiversity. Alongside our award-winning global work, we are committed to aculture of innovation, giving back and inclusion.

Dentons is designed to be different. The landscape we work in is changing at an accelerating pace. We embrace this change and are looking for trainees and apprentices to join us in redefining what is possible in shaping the future of law.

Your career at Dentons can shape up to be something extraordinary. It’sa place for those who are ready to be bold. To question. To break tradition. Tolead the future. This could be the start of something big.

Mainareas of work

Trainees and apprentices are able to choose from a wealth of seats to work with experts across our practice areas: Banking and Finance, Competition, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Projects, PRM (People, Reward and Mobility),Real Estate, Tax and TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications). 

Work isalso about more than just work here. It's about the environment too, and thefeeling you get from your team, office and beyond. Our teams are focused oninclusion, giving back, and on looking forward with innovation.

Please note not every department is availablein all of our offices, but all our teams work closely together.

SolicitorApprenticeship 2026

Our Solicitor Apprenticeship allows you to work towards your Lawdegree while gaining practical experience on the job—without accumulatingstudent debt or taking out large loans. It is an excellent opportunity tolearn, earn and build your career.

This opportunity is intended forschool leavers who have not yet started an undergraduate degree.The six-year programme aimed at school leavers combines eight seats ofwork-based learning and part-time study with BPP University.

While on our apprenticeship you’ll work four days a week in theoffice. Throughout the six years you will work in eight different practiceareas (departments), so you can develop a wide range of skills and decide whatyou would like to specialise in.

During the apprenticeship you will also spend one day a week studying. You’ll take part in workshops and seminars and complete various assessments across the six years, all working towards completing your LLB Law degree. You will also study for and pass your legal qualification exams, ‘the SQE’ (Solicitors Qualifying Examination). This will take place during the last two years of your Solicitor Apprenticeship.

Dentons is now in the 9^th year of running our Solicitor Apprenticeship programme. We were pioneers as one of the first firms to introduce a programme, and to see our first Solicitor Apprentices qualify through the route in 2023.

We are proud of our leading position, and have received legal sector recognition for our Solicitor Apprenticeship programme by being shortlisted for multiple awards in 2023/2024 including the Legal 500 ESG Awards, Women Influence & Power in Law Awards, ISE Awards, People in Law awards, and were awarded Excellence in Human Resource Innovation for the Legal Innovation Awards 2024.

Key Facts

• 6 years
• 1 day per week study with     BPP university
• No university fees
• 4 days per week work
• LLB Law Degree
• Qualification as an     England & Wales solicitor
• Designed for school     leavers who have yet to commence an undergraduate degree.

Locations: London and Milton Keynes (September2026 start)

We also give a starting work bonus of £1,500.

The deadline to applyis 21 December 2025.