Apprentice Chartered Legal Executive Review

by Irwin Mitchell

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.5/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I handle cases and work full time as a Paralegal. I work in a busy team specialising in clinical negligence and get involved with all varying cases and levels of complexity. I work on lower value cases primarily but also have experience with £xxx,xxx cases and multi million pound cases. I interact with clients and assist with training new starters.

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt so many new skills and developed all existing skills. I work well in a team and have improved on this further, I have developed my time management and organisational skills too.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy my programme and whilst it has been long, I am lucky to have worked in a fantastic team. I enjoy the work that I do and find it interesting. This has been consistent throughout and I have been given more responsibility over time to reflect my growing expertise and qualifications.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

My programme is very well structured and I am well supported by my team.

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I receive a lot of support from my employer. Any issues I have had have always been dealt with. I can count on my manager to look into any issues that arise with my apprenticeship.

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

I receive a fair amount of support from CILEx. My tutor is good and supporting me and is very approachable. I have not however always found the feedback from CILEx very clear and the approaches vary a lot from one learning tutor to the next - I have noticed this having now sat 10 exams. There are a lot of delays with marking work too.

6/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It helps me by ensuring that I get exposure to all areas of work and this has never been an issue. I learn skills that help me to progress in work and in my apprenticeship too.

10/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

I am part of a sports team and a volunteer group for a disability sports group too. There are lots of chances to get involved with things.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend Irwin Mitchell to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It is a friendly place to work with great staff. I enjoy the work that I do and get access to interesting cases and the quality of work is very high.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Irwin Mitchell?

Make sure you show a range of involvement in different areas outside of work i.e. any volunteering, work experience, hobbies, charities. Try to be an all rounder.