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From Paralegal to Solicitor: How Adesola Qualified with Accutrainee and Accuflex
If you’re studying law, have recently graduated, or are working as a paralegal trying to break into the profession, you’ve probably heard it countless times:
“Getting a training contract is tough.”
At this point, you might be thinking: “Well, a training contract isn’t strictly necessary anymore. I can complete two years of Qualifying Work Experience, pass the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, and still qualify as a solicitor.”
And that’s absolutely true. If your only goal is to qualify, that route can work.
But at Accutrainee, we believe solicitor qualification should be more than just ticking boxes. It should be a meaningful journey that prepares you for a confident and competent legal career.
The reality is, it’s not always easy to know what good-quality Qualifying Work Experience looks like, or to recognise when you’ve truly developed all the competencies needed for qualification.
So, what if you didn’t have to figure it out on your own?
Meet Adesola: From Paralegal to Qualified Solicitor
Adesola’s journey into law didn’t follow the traditional route. She didn’t start with a training contract. She started with an opportunity.
She joined Accuflex, the flexible legal resourcing arm of Accutrainee, as a paralegal. Her first placement was with the litigation team at a major global financial services company.
From the beginning, her hard work and talent stood out. She was soon offered an extension to her role. This time, it was as a trainee solicitor through Accutrainee’s unique trainee model.
How Accutrainee Supports Your Legal Career
Accutrainee is not just about placements. It is a pathway that helps you grow from where you are now to becoming a well rounded lawyer.
A True Launchpad for Your Career
What sets Accutrainee apart is the support you receive along the way. You are not just dropped into a role and left to figure it out.
Instead, you benefit from personalised mentoring with experienced lawyers, regular check-ins with the training principal, structured supervision, and ongoing training and coaching in essential legal and professional skills.
All of this happens while you are on secondment to Accutrainee’s clients. These include a wide range of law firms and in-house legal teams, from large international firms to specialist boutiques, as well as banks, financial institutions, media and entertainment companies, multinational corporations, and high-growth start-ups.
You are only seconded to clients when there is a genuine need for support in their teams. This ensures you receive meaningful, high-quality work and take on real responsibility from the very beginning.
Worried About Costs? There’s a Scholarship for That
The Accutrainee Scholarship Programme is designed to support aspiring solicitors who have faced barriers to entering the legal profession. This may include candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, those experiencing financial hardship, individuals with disabilities, or those from ethnic minority communities.
It is more than just financial support. It offers access to real opportunities, mentorship, and a professional network to help you build a successful legal career.
The Outcome: Confident Qualification
Adesola completed her two years of Qualifying Work Experience and secured a newly qualified solicitor role in-house through Accuflex.
Having gained great quality, varied experience during her trainee secondments, she was able to secure the commercial role she had been aiming for and stepped into her new position confident and fully prepared.
And here is something reassuring. Every single Accutrainee trainee to date has received at least one offer for a newly qualified role after qualification. That is not just impressive. It is peace of mind.
Key Takeaway: A Smarter Way to Qualify and Build Your Career
If you are feeling overwhelmed, unsure where to start, or stuck in your current role, Adesola’s story is proof that there is a better way forward.
Accutrainee is more than just a solicitor training provider. It is a flexible, supportive and modern route designed for today’s legal professionals, whatever stage you’re at.
And with Accuflex, we take things even further. Together, we support your full journey as a junior lawyer, from paralegal to qualification and into the crucial years of post-qualification experience. You will not only qualify with confidence but continue to build your career with the right roles, guidance and opportunities.
Here is what you get:
✔️ Real legal experience with a wide range of law firms and in-house legal teams
✔️ One-on-one mentoring and personalised career coaching
✔️ Qualifying Work Experience that meets all Solicitors Regulation Authority requirements
✔️ Access to the Accutrainee Scholarship Programme (subject to eligibility and application)
✔️ A clear, supported path from paralegal to qualified solicitor, and on to around five years post-qualification
Ready to Take the First Step?
This is your career, and you do not have to do it alone.
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