Trainee Solicitor Apprentice

This role will support Wesleyan's Legal team to provide a broad and varied mix of legal advice across the Wesleyan Group. This is a trainee solicitor role which will form part of a Level 7 Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship (which dependent on qualifications is expected to last 30 months). Alongside the training elements which will be provided by an external third party, legal experience will be provided by Wesleyan across a range of legal disciplines to meet the competences required by the SRA and to support preparation for the Solicitor Qualifying Exams.

The main area of legal activity will be the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of commercial contracts. In addition, the role will provide opportunity to deliver commercial legal advice relating to data protection, intellectual property, dispute resolution and project work. The role will also provide opportunity to work with subsidiaries within the Wesleyan Group with exposure to consumer and regulatory work.

The trainee solicitor will report to the Senior Legal Counsel who will be responsible for their work placement training. In addition, the trainee solicitor will be expected to work alongside the Wesleyan’s General Counsel, the wider Legal team and a mixture of business stakeholders. Supervision of legal work will be undertaken by senior members of the Legal team.

The role is based at Wesleyan's Birmingham head office with time out of the office for training and study with Wesleyan's chosen third-party training partner. Some work from home time will be allowable upon agreement. Occasional travel for work requirements may also be necessary, including to London and Oswestry

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including IT, professional services, outsourcing and a wide range of procurement contracts
• Reviewing and drafting agreements to be compliant with applicable financial services regulations
• Providing competent, clear, efficient and pragmatic legal advice to colleagues at all levels of seniority
• Representing the Legal team at Wesleyan meetings and on Project related work
• Working with Wesleyan’s contract database to facilitate contract approvals and contributing to the management of the Wesleyan’s contracts
• Working with all members of the Legal team to enable the smooth provision of legal advice, including dealing with miscellaneous queries and supporting any required administrative tasks.
• Instruction of external lawyers for legal activity outside the scope of the team (under the supervision of a senior lawyer)
• Fulfilment of all elements of the L7 Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship including self-study, attendance at training sessions (both remote and in person) and attendance of any required assessments.
• If applicable, a contentious/litigation experience may be available with an external third party law firm or similar (this is subject to agreement).