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SalaryJob TitleAdvanced Apprentice Head Office Paralegal Portsmouth
Location Portsmouth
Salary We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and Share Incentive Plan
What you will be doing
Our Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship scheme aims to develop A-Level or equivalent qualified individuals into Solicitor Apprentices with a broad understanding of various aspects of the law and how these fit into the wider business organisation.
As a member of the wider legal team supporting one of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security companies, you will develop the skills and experience required to support the business through its decision making and plans for future growth by getting involved in a multitude of tasks, whilst working directly with the support and guidance of our experienced lawyers.
You will spend one day per week studying with our training provider and learning the relevant skills and behaviours to be successful in your role. To complement your studies, the Apprenticeship has been designed to expose you to a variety of legal opportunities across our wider business by rotating around some core areas. Each role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your legal and business acumen skills, as well as growing your soft skills.
This scheme would particularly suit an individual who is keen to get involved with various aspects of a legal role within one of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security companies, who enjoys problem solving and who is committed to furthering their career through an external study programme.
If you demonstrate the aspiration and potential to further excel in your field, you’ll have the opportunity of progressing onto the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship, for an additional four year period where we will continue to support you towards your full Solicitor Qualification Examinations and qualification as a Solicitor.
Your skills and experiences
With our guidance and training, you will be able to demonstrate the skills and experience to enable you to:
- Support the provision and delivery of legal advice to key stakeholders within the wider business
- Conduct routine legal research and present your findings in a clear and concise way to others within the business
- Engage with stakeholders appropriately and adapt your communication styles and tools appropriately, including escalating problems when appropriate in line with organisational policies and procedures
Whilst we recognise that you will not have much (if any) legal experience at your level, we appreciate candidates who can demonstrate at the application stage some of the softer skills we expect from our legal team colleagues with examples from your current educational or working role/s.
What Qualification will you get?
By the end of the Apprenticeship, you will obtain: Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship
Overview of the Business
The mission of the legal function is to build an inseparable relationship with the business by understanding its needs and delivering legal solutions that are truly valuable, offering a world class legal service and delivering solutions that enhance and protect the value of the company.
Benefits
As well as receiving a salary during your Apprenticeship, we will fund your study costs with our training provider. You will also receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You will have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Team
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
We also provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and support groups (called employee resource groups) which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.
Our mission is to build a strong, diverse, adaptable, and high performing work force that will develop and grow our future business. We believe that everyone has talent, and at the heart of our talent management approach our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s top employer in the defence and security sector for valuing diversity and inclusion.
Export Control / Security
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
5 GCSEs A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths & English plus 120 UCAS points
