The government is considering cutting funding for level 7 apprenticeships, which could ‘seriously impact social mobility in the legal profession’, Rhicha Kapila, partner and chief operating officer at Bolt Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ. Level 7, the highest level of apprenticeships, ‘create a qualification path for graduates’ that allows them to be paid while they train.
Kapila writes that her firm currently has four level 7 apprentices, and was looking to expand its number of apprentices in coming years.
Kapila writes: ‘There are concerns that removing the option will close doors for people who would struggle to enter the legal profession via the usual academic route.’
Kapila's timely article coincides with National Apprenticeship Week, taking place from 10 to 16 February 2025.
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