Thread by @LeighDay_Law

A warm welcome to all attending our ur solicitor apprentice webinar! We're glad that you could make it.

Our panel tonight consists of @GeneMatthewsLaw, @PoetryLawyer, @FrancesSwaine, and two of our current solicitor apprentices. We hope that by 7.30 tonight you'll have a good idea of who we are and why we want you to join us at Leigh Day.

Our chair for this evening is @GeneMatthewsLaw. Gene joined the firm in 2001, qualified in 2003, and was appointed a partner in 2010. He specialises in product liability cases and multi-party actions. Gene has a particular expertise in clinical trials and product safety.

Our first speaker tonight is Alika Lee-Crandon.
Alika left university and joined the firm in 2020, she gives a summary of the application process and her experiences so far in her first year as a solicitor apprentice. Alika works in the @LeighDayRD team.

Next up is Josephine Ijegbai.
Josephine is our second oldest solicitor apprentice, she left the LLB course in her second year and has wanted to be a lawyer since she was 14. Josephine is currently working in the @LeighDayHealth team, and loves the calm, supportive environment.

Tonight we have @PoetryLawyer joining us.
Dave has worked with Leigh Day for many years, and offers his perspective on the apprentice route and the opportunity it provides for a group that is underrepresented in the legal community.

Finally speaking tonight we have @FrancesSwaine. Frances has been the firm’s managing partner since 2011, and hopes to give an overview of the practical aspects of the solicitor apprentice scheme.

Now for our Q&A session! Throughout the event we have been taking questions from the attendees for our panel to answer.

Interviews will be held in late September to early October.

Last year we had 40 applicants for this scheme, only 3 of whom were black males.

Dave @PoetryLawyer strongly recommends as many people as possible who are interested apply. We recognise there is talent in the wider community that isn't being represented in the legal community.

Authenticity is the word of the day.

A day in the life of an apprentice is incredibly varied. Priorities need to be reassessed each day, and you meet new people all the time.

Leigh Day is not a tier 2 registered sponsor so unfortunately we can only consider those with UK working rights independent of Leigh Day.

Thanks for reading/watching!
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