Chelmsford 2027 Property, Energy & Construction Solicitor Apprenticeship
Are you ready to start your legal career straight after school? Our Solicitor Apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to earn a salary, gain practical legal experience and work towards becoming a qualified solicitor, all while learning from experienced legal professionals at a global law firm.
From your first day, you'll be part of our Property, Energy & Construction team, working on real client matters and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence needed for a successful career in law. You'll gain valuable hands-on experience, take on increasing responsibility, and build a strong foundation in legal practice while studying towards nationally recognised qualifications.
The apprenticeship combines work-based learning with academic study and includes the completion of an LLB (Hons) degree and the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). On successful completion of the programme, you will qualify as a solicitor approximately six years after leaving school, having gained extensive legal experience throughout your apprenticeship.
You'll be supported every step of the way by a dedicated supervisor at Kennedys, as well as a tutor and skills coach at BPP, ensuring you have the support you need to thrive both in the workplace and in your studies.
Team
Our Property, Energy & Construction team specialises in advising insurers and reinsurers of major multinational organisations on complex property, energy, and construction claims. The team provides strategic coverage advice and defends high-value, technical and often international disputes arising from some of the world's most significant projects and losses.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to market-leading work in a dynamic and evolving sector, while working alongside experienced lawyers on matters that span the globe.
Clients
Our clients include:
- Leading insurers and reinsurers
To be considered for the apprenticeship programme, you will need:
- To have completed A Levels (or equivalent qualifications)
- To have achieved a minimum of 120 UCAS points
Closing Date: Friday 26 February 2027
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
Please note that this vacancy is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, distinctive and ambitious. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.
