Law.com International reports that Norton Rose Fulbright is the latest firm to announce a legal apprenticeship for school leavers in the UK. The apprenticeship programme, which includes a six-year solicitor programme in London and a two-year paralegal programme in Newcastle, will start in September, with 20% of working time ringfenced for studying.
The firm aims to recruit three solicitor apprentices and six paralegal apprentices in the first intake. It is open to all final year school leavers who are completing their A-Levels in 2021, and tuition fees will be funded by the apprenticeship levy.
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