Digital Legal Delivery Apprentice (Belfast)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

A Legal Apprenticeship within our Digital Legal Delivery Practice Groups offers you the opportunity to work with a global firm while studying for a qualifying law degree with Ulster University, Belfast.

During your Apprenticeship within Digital, you can shape your experience – you'll spend time within our Disputes and Transactions Legal teams, and you'll also have the option of working within several of the other teams within our practice group, including Legal Technology, Digital Change and Advisory. 

You will have the opportunity to become fully immersed and to develop an in-depth understanding of each of the teams that you'll work with – benefitting from a breadth of knowledge and unique perspectives.

Within our Legal teams, you'll work on live matters with real clients – many of whom are global leaders in their industries. You will use cutting edge technologies to support with disputes/litigation matters, conducting documentary analysis, reporting on large-scale contentious matters or working as part of a team on the assessment and management of claims.   Working with our Corporate, Finance and Real Estate Legal teams, you'll help to facilitate deals for our clients, undertaking due diligence, pre and post completion tasks, preparing draft documents, deeds management, lease reporting and liability reviews.

Playing a crucial role within Digital and across the firm in our Legal Technology team you'll advise and assist with the identification, preservation collection and processing of client data via cutting edge technologies, ensuring the integrity of client and firm information throughout the lifecycle of a matter.

The Digital Change team innovate, invest and pursue the art of the possible when it comes to new uses of legal technology including Generative AI and are key to our firms Digital Ambition.  Within Digital Change you can help to solve business challenges, working with multi-disciplinary teams to test and identify the best solutions for our firm.

Our Advisory team offers you exposure to legal operations and emerging technologies – working across sectors, advising on new ways of working and horizon scanning.  You'll support the design and delivery of workshops and projects, engaging with clients, partners and other legal teams to understand client needs and challenges.  You will also research legal and regulatory matters relating to emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, digital assets and the metaverse to create know-how files to be shared across the firm via knowledge sharing calls and newsletters.

Most importantly, you will do all of this within a Diverse and Inclusive environment, which recognises and values your unique skills and perspective within a firm committed to ensuring that Your Growth is Our Ambition.

Our Commitment

Our commitment to helping you grow academically, professionally and personally through:

• A comprehensive benefits package throughout your Apprenticeship, including a competitive salary, generous annual leave and a range of benefits to suit you including our Wellbeing fund of £750 per year.
• One paid day off each week to attend the University of Ulster and a financial contribution towards course materials.
• A range of bespoke professional and personal skills programmes delivered by our HR and L&D teams. 
• Mentoring with members of our team and the opportunity to become fully immersed with Life@HSF Kramer through our networks and social events.

Essential Criteria

• GCSE English minimum Grade C.
• Predicted to achieve a minimum of AAB at A-Level or equivalent UCAS points.
• You must be 16 or over.
• You must be a UK citizen or someone who has right of residency in the UK.

NOTE: Applications close at midday (12pm GMT) on Friday 27 February 2026

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.