Solicitor Apprentice (Direct Line Group)
DL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
Kent, West Yorkshire
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 14 May 2025)
Posted on 30 April 2025
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Summary
As a Solicitor Apprentice, you will work your way through various departments within DLG Legal Services, developing your technical and soft skills whilst studying towards the Solicitors Qualifying Exams on the 6-year Apprenticeship with a view to qualifying as a Solicitor and gaining a permanent position in one of our Litigation teams.
- Wage
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£19,500 a year
- Training course
- Solicitor (level 7)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 July 2025
- Duration
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6 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- To applying knowledge and skills gained as well as commercial judgement to progress legal claims and provide a high level of customer service to DLG Legal Services clients
- To work in rotation through various departments within DLG Legal Services, increasing in technical skills and ability whilst studying towards the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) on the BPP 6-year Solicitor Apprenticeship with a view to qualifying as a solicitor and working in one of our Litigation Teams
What you’ll be doing:
Your apprenticeship rotation could follow this or a similar path:
- Year 1 - You will start in our Customer Response Team, learning the start of the claims process and the various types of claim dealt with by DLG Legal Services, being responsible for initial contact with the client, completing telephone conversions with the client, obtaining claim details and providing clear and correct information using a friendly and professional manner
- Year 2 - You will then progress to the Settlement Unit to learn the end of the claims process, chasing and dealing with incoming payments and subsequent financial transactions, clearing balances and closing files as well as keeping clients updated, managing expectations and advising on next steps
- Years 3 & 4 – You will work in our Motor Damage or Dispute Resolution teams, representing clients in their claim for compensation. You will be considering accident circumstances, obtaining evidence, drafting statements and assessing who is at fault and the value of the claim, conducting the necessary legal research as well as dealing with litigation tasks such as drafting court documents, dealing with court directions, any applications and preparing for trial
- You will also be providing the necessary legal advice to clients on liability, quantum and next steps in the litigation process
- You will be responsible for your own caseload and work as part of a supervised team
- You will be expected to work efficiently and comply with court directions and other timelines as required.
- Years 5 & 6 – You will complete your apprenticeship working in our Personal Injury Fast Track Litigation team, representing clients pursuing compensation for personal injury and financial losses
- You will be assisting with higher value claims and dealing with all aspects of litigation
- You will be responsible for your own caseload and work as part of a supervised team. You will be assessing liability dealing with employer liability and public liability claims as well as road traffic accident claims, conducting legal research into liability, quantum as court process to provide legal advice to clients on their claim prospect and other legal issues
- You will be expected to manage cases efficiently and effectively and always act in the best interest of our clients, identify and investigate any conflicts, complaints and report any issues to a team leader, ensure good working relationship with your team, team leader, management and admin staff as well as external organisations and suppliers and the work-source
Where you’ll work
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Churchill Court, Westmoreland Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1DP
- The Wharf, Neville Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4AZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Your training course
Solicitor (level 7)
Equal to master’s degree
Your training plan
More training information
- One day per week will be spent with BPP University, working towards your LLB Hons) Law and Legal Practice degree and the Solicitor Level 7 apprenticeship
- Upon completion of your law degree, you will sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) 1&2 and qualify as a solicitor
- Your Level 7 apprenticeship shall be delivered by a blend of online and face-to-face from BPP. Coupled with the on-the-job learning, completion of the apprenticeship will lead to obtaining your solicitor qualification
- The apprenticeship standard is based on the SRA's Statement of Solicitor Competence. Achievement of the standard and the associated apprenticeship assessment plan will satisfy the SRA's regulatory
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSE's (grade Grade C (4) or above)
A Level in:
- 3 A levels (grade (A*-C/9-4))
Other in:
- UCAS (grade 128 points)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Initiative
- Computer literacy is essential
- Word, Outlook, Excel & Teams
- Telephone communication
- Written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Trustworthiness
- Enthusiasm
Other requirements
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICANTS: 9th of MAY 2025
About this company
An Alternative Business Structure, owned by the Direct Line Group and an independent law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Our mission statement is to be brilliant for our clients every day and ti create legal services that are inclusive and a force for good. We have around 350 employees in our 3 UK offices in Leeds, Bromley and Bristol as well as our off-shore office in South Africa.
After this apprenticeship
- At the end of Apprenticeship, there is a opportunity to gain a permanent position as a newly qualified solicitor in one of our Litigation Teams
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318010.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 14 May 2025)
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