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The rise of legal apprenticeships

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Published on: 05 July 2019

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Table of contents

What is a legal apprenticeship?
Why did your firm decide to set up a legal apprenticeship scheme?
How much work was involved in getting this scheme off the ground?
What challenges, if any, did your firm come across when setting up this scheme?
What should law firms be mindful of when considering offering legal apprenticeships?
Do you think there are any risks to law firms that don’t offer legal apprenticeships?
Do you think legal apprenticeships can be used to fill any sort of recruitment gap?
How can legal apprenticeships play a role in helping to address diversity and social mobility issues in the legal profession?

Article summary

Practice Management analysis: Renowned for its entrepreneurial and progressive approach to practice, Stephens Scown LLP is using apprenticeships in a variety of roles in its business. According to Richard Baker, managing partner at Stephens Scown LPP, using legal apprenticeships to help train and develop your workforces can be a real boon.

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