DWF and BPP in new apprenticeship venture

Law firm DWF have partnered with the BPP Law School to create 18 new legal apprenticeship positions, which will begin in September 2016.

The roles will be available across the entire DWF UK office network, and students will work towards a level three trailblazer paralegal apprenticeship role. They will also work towards BPP’s Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Services, which will allow students to progress directly onto the second year of the solicitor apprenticeship.

This comes after DWF was revealed as one of the law firms in the trailblazer group, who have developed the law apprenticeship programme, and who are striving to make sure that those students doing apprenticeships have the correct knowhow and skillset to be successful in the legal sector.

Catherine Williams, Chief People Officer at DWF, stated: “Apprenticeships are a great way for people who may not have chosen to go to university to pursue a career in law, giving young students from a range of backgrounds the opportunity to break into this competitive sector. 

“DWF has been taking on apprentices, with a range of different skills and experiences, into the business since 2012, and the launch of the new trailblazer paralegal apprenticeship will build on this previous success, as well as widening the range of opportunities on offer to apprentices over the coming years.”

Tricia Chatterton, Director of Legal Apprenticeship Programmes at BPP Law School, added: “The paralegal apprenticeship is a gateway for firms that are looking to develop their apprenticeship offering, giving them access to young people who may have previously been excluded from a career in law.

“We have a long standing relationship with DWF, having worked as its exclusive graduate training provider for nearly two years. The new paralegal apprenticeship will complement DWF’s current training scheme, and apprentices will receive the same high quality training needed to thrive at the firm.”

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