Conveyancing and Probate Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships enable trainee lawyers to earn while they learn and employees to access funded opportunities to train and retain an outstanding specialist workforce.

Apprenticeship programs are available in England and Wales and provide routes to qualify as a CLC Technician or Lawyer (conveyancing and probate). The Governments in England and Wales operate distinct funding arrangements and program requirements, and training providers that operate in the two different schemes are best placed to answer candidates’ and employers’ funding and technical questions.

Apprenticeship Standards

The amount of Government funding received depends on whether the employer pays the apprenticeship levy or not. When an employer has a pay bill over £3 million each year they pay the levy. When employers don't pay the apprenticeship levy, or when they are a levy-paying employer but don't have enough funds, they may need to pay up to 5% of the training and assessment costs for each apprentice. The government will cover the rest, up to the funding band maximum. Employers that negotiate a price above the funding band maximum, need to pay the difference. Create an apprenticeship service account to reserve apprenticeship funding.

For more employer related information, visit funding, article or watch the video.

 Licensed Conveyancer and Licensed Probate Practitioner Standard:

Typical duration to gateway: 56 months

Typical EPA period: 3 months

Maximum funding: £18000

Legal Technician (Conveyancing or Probate) Standard:

Typical duration to gateway: 24 months

Typical EPA period: 3 months

Maximum funding: £10000

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The Apprenticeship Guide

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers is the professional body for licensed conveyancers and licensed probate practitioners.

Find out more about the benefits of membership here.

Official Bodies

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) work with employers to shape skills training in England, for the future of the workforce.

The English Apprenticeships are regulated by Ofqual. More about Ofqual’s role.

The End-Point-Assessment-Organisation in England is The Scottish Qualifications Authority (The SQA). Approved by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to deliver end point assessment for the conveyancing and probate standards

The Chair of the Employer Trailblazer Group. Nicola Houston. Pavilion Row Limited. Please see video here.

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