Legal Apprentice (Geely Auto UK)
GEELY AUTO UK LIMITED
COVENTRY (CV7 9RF)
Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 10 June 2026)
Posted on 3 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We are recruiting a Legal Apprentice to work within an in house Legal team supporting both Geely Auto UK and LEVC. This is a great opportunity to develop broad, commercial in house legal experience in a fast moving automotive environment, learning directly from experienced Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel colleagues.
- Wage
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£30,000 a year
- Training course
- Solicitor (level 7)
- Hours
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Full-time. Monday to Thursday, 08:30 - 16:45. Friday, 08:30 - 15:00. 37 hours.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 9 months
- Positions available
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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
The opportunity
We are recruiting a Legal Apprentice to work within an in house Legal team supporting both Geely Auto UK and LEVC. This is a great opportunity to develop broad, commercial in house legal experience in a fast moving automotive environment, learning directly from experienced Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel colleagues.
As a Legal Apprentice, you will support the Legal team in providing practical, commercially focused legal support across the business. You will learn how an in house legal function enables commercial outcomes, manages legal and regulatory risk, supports governance, and protects brand reputation—while developing your legal capability through structured training and real work exposure.
Apprenticeship target
This role is aligned to the Level 7 Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship route. The clear target outcome is that within 33 months, the apprentice will complete the programme, pass SQE1 and SQE2, and qualify as a solicitor (subject to successful completion of all apprenticeship and assessment requirements).
Training delivery: a mixture of weekly online learning, occasional in‑person skills workshops, and regular tutor/coach support with progress reviews.
What you will do (key exposure areas)
Under supervision and with increasing responsibility over time, your work will include exposure to:
1) Commercial contracting & legal operations
- Supporting contract review, drafting, negotiation and interpretation (appropriate to apprenticeship level)
- Assisting with contract lifecycle administration and organisation
- Helping maintain templates, precedents, guidance notes and playbooks
- Supporting contract risk assessment and escalation processes
2) Business partnering exposure (how Legal supports the organisation)
You will gain insight into how Legal supports different functions, including:
- Marketing and commercial activities
- Sales, aftersales, dealer network, supply chain and procurement
- Cross functional support as required in a growing business
3) Governance & company secretarial exposure
- Supporting governance processes, board/committee documentation, and record keeping (training provided)
- Understanding how governance supports decision making and risk management
4) Compliance exposure
- Learning how the organisation manages key compliance topics through policy, process and controls
- Supporting compliance related documentation, tracking actions and internal reporting under supervision
5) Dispute support exposure
- Supporting dispute and claims processes under supervision (document management, tracking, internal coordination)
- Understanding how in house Legal works with external advisers on material disputes and litigation
6) Corporate projects exposure
Exposure to corporate projects and operational projects (learning how Legal supports strategic business activity)
7) Intellectual Property (IP) exposure
Supporting brand and IP protection activities (where applicable), and learning how IP is managed and maintained in house
8) Working with external advisers
Learning how in house teams instruct and manage external legal service providers and support cost control
Where you'll work
LI CLOSE
ANSTY PARK
ANSTY
COVENTRY
CV7 9RF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED
Training course
Solicitor (level 7)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
- Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed , interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
- Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
- Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
- Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
- Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
- Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
- Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
- Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.
- Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening.
- Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognising when additional information is needed , interpreting and evaluating information obtained, recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.
- Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identifying, finding and assessing the relevance of sources of law, interpreting, evaluating and applying research results, recording and presenting findings of research accurately and clearly.
- Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client’s commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.
- Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identifying the consequences of different options.
- Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, complying with all formalities and using clear, accurate and succinct language.
- Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties’ perspectives.
- Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues including: identify all parties’ interests, objectives and limits, developing and formulating best options for meeting parties’ objectives, presenting options for compromises persuasively, responding to options presented by the other side, developing compromises between options or parties.
- Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including applying relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing a transaction or case to a conclusion.
Training schedule
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 framework for qualification as a solicitor, subject to the SRA's usual tests of character and suitability.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Degree in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Organisation skills
- Microsoft Office
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Written communication
- Curious and quick to learn
- Confident asking questions
- Proactive and accountable
- Collaborative and professional
- Resilient and discreet
- Commercially aware
About this employer
Geely is one of the world’s most forward thinking automotive groups, with a global family of brands and a strong commitment to innovation and sustainable mobility.
Geely Auto UK is the UK arm of Geely Auto Group, growing rapidly as we build a nationwide dealer and service network and expand capability for long term success. Alongside this, LEVC continues to strengthen local capability to support future programmes and the delivery of next generation vehicles.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for a permanent role upon completion of apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034851.
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Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 10 June 2026)
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