Freeths

United Kingdom - Solicitor Apprenticeship

Type: Apprenticeship

Location: United Kingdom

• Duration: 6 years
• Status: closed

• Who can apply: School leavers after A-levels.
• Progression: Solicitor qualification.
• Funding: Apprenticeship study is funded; salary amount not published. salary paid: true tuition funded: true
• Disability support: Freeths is a Disability Confident Employer. Eligible disabled applicants to Insight and Legal Placement programmes may receive a guaranteed interview if they meet minimum expectations; individual adjustments can be requested through the application process.

United Kingdom - Year 12 Legal Placement Programme

Type: Work Experience

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: The current cycle is closed; the next application dates have not been announced.
• Status: closed

Published application and programme dates

• The current cycle is closed; the next application dates have not been announced.

• Who can apply: Year 12 students interested in legal careers.

United Kingdom - Direct entry - Legal placement - Second year students

Type: Work Experience

Location: United Kingdom

• Programme dates: Placements during weeks commencing 6 and 13 July 2026.
• Duration: One week
• Status: closed

Published application and programme dates

• Programme: Placements during weeks commencing 6 and 13 July 2026.

• Who can apply: Second-year law students selected for the legal placement route.
• Application process: Online application Assessment and interview stages through Future Talent Hub
• Progression: Potential traineeship offer.
• Disability support: Freeths is a Disability Confident Employer. Eligible disabled applicants to Insight and Legal Placement programmes may receive a guaranteed interview if they meet minimum expectations; individual adjustments can be requested through the application process.

United Kingdom - Freeths Skylark Scholarship

Type: Scholarship / Bursary

Location: United Kingdom: Leicester

• Application timing: Selection is administered with the participating universities; no current public application window is published.
• Programme dates: Support continues through the recipient’s second and third university years.
• Duration: Second and third university years
• Places: Two first recipients announced
• Status: no_application

Published application and programme dates

• Selection is administered with the participating universities; no current public application window is published.
• Programme: Support continues through the recipient’s second and third university years.

• Who can apply: Law students at the University of Leicester or De Montfort University who face financial barriers.
• Eligibility: University of Leicester or De Montfort University law student facing financial challenges.
• Progression: Mentoring, a placement opportunity and possible later graduate-route applications.
• Funding: £4,000 annually during years two and three. annual bursary gbp: 4000 years: 2

United Kingdom - Legal Assistant Programme

Type: Student Role

Location: United Kingdom

• Closing date: 2026-09-04
• Application timing: Applications close 4 September 2026.
• Programme dates: The firm describes this as its final Legal Assistant Programme intake; exact start date is not published.
• Duration: 9 months
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications close 4 September 2026.
• Programme: The firm describes this as its final Legal Assistant Programme intake; exact start date is not published.

• Who can apply: Final-year law students, law graduates and non-law graduates with PGDL.
• Eligibility: law graduates: true no grade requirement: true non law with pgdl: true
• Academic requirements: No grade-level entry requirement.
• Application process: Year-round application Assessment and interview
• Progression: Potential traineeship offer.
• Disability support: Freeths is a Disability Confident Employer. Eligible disabled applicants to Insight and Legal Placement programmes may receive a guaranteed interview if they meet minimum expectations; individual adjustments can be requested through the application process.

United Kingdom - Legal Graduate Programme

Type: Graduate Programme

Location: United Kingdom

• Closing date: 2026-09-04
• Application timing: Applications close 4 September 2026.
• Programme dates: Intake timing is confirmed through the current graduate recruitment process.
• Duration: 6 months
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications close 4 September 2026.
• Programme: Intake timing is confirmed through the current graduate recruitment process.

• Who can apply: Final-year students and graduates; law and non-law routes accepted.
• Eligibility: law graduates: true no grade requirement: true non law with pgdl: true
• Academic requirements: No grade-level entry requirement.
• Application process: Apply through Future Talent Hub Programme-specific assessment and interview
• Progression: Potential Trainee Solicitor offer.
• Disability support: Freeths is a Disability Confident Employer. Eligible disabled applicants to Insight and Legal Placement programmes may receive a guaranteed interview if they meet minimum expectations; individual adjustments can be requested through the application process.

United Kingdom - Trainee Solicitor Taxation Programme

Type: Training Contract

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: The current cycle is closed; the next application dates have not been announced.
• Status: closed

Published application and programme dates

• The current cycle is closed; the next application dates have not been announced.

• Who can apply: Penultimate-year law students interested in the specialist taxation route.
• Progression: Trainee solicitor development in taxation and progression towards qualification.