All our apprenticeships are funded through the government’s Apprenticeship Levy. If the employer has a UK wage bill above £3 million, the levy pays 100% of the training cost. Non-levy-paying employers (the vast majority of small and medium law firms) pay just 5% of the cost, the government pays the other 95%. Apprentices themselves never pay a penny in tuition.
Apprentice salaries are set by the employer but must meet the National Minimum Wage for apprentices, £8.00 per hour from April 2026. In practice, law firm salaries run well above this: paralegal apprentices in regional firms typically earn £14,000–£20,000, and solicitor apprentices at City firms earn £21,000–£30,000+. Paralegals progressing into qualified roles see salaries rise to £18,000–£45,000 nationally, and to £60,000+ for senior London paralegal roles.