Paralegal Apprentice Review

I assist the solicitors with their cases. I do this by helping collect evidence, requesting and reviewing records, arranging appointments and conferences, meeting with our client's and attending different meetings (medical experts, settlement meetings).

I have developed and gained a range of new skills, but the best / most valuable one for me would be communication, talking to so many different people.

I really enjoy my apprenticeship, I find the job fun, and I enjoy the learning aspect of the off-the-job work because I actually find it quite interesting. IM is very supportive of the apprentices which makes things even better.

I think it works well. I got the choice of one full day or two half days to have time to complete my off-the-job work, I wouldn't say it's overly structured - but that's probably a good thing.

Irwin Mitchell as a whole are very dedicated to their apprentices, I felt very supported through the application process, through the induction process and even still now. I think it's a very good place to begin a career

More than enough, we have regular reviews and coaching visits where we can go through the work we have done in that time and ask any questions we need to. We also have workshops where we are able to talk to other apprentices about their experiences and how they're finding it too.

All the off-the-job learning we do is very helpful to the on-the-job learning. It helps you gain a much better understanding for the field you are in - especially if you have no prior experience.

We do a lot of networking events, business development etc. It's always a good opportunity to get to know as many people as possible.

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Very supportive company, friendly and helpful employees, great place to start/develop a career, hybrid working and flexible working policy, loads of networking opportunities

Put time and effort into your application - it will be worth it