Field Fisher Waterhouse has taken on the first five recruits for a programme aimed at giving non-university students the opportunity to pursue a career in law.

The Step2Success scheme, launched in May in conjunction with CILEx Law School, allows post A-level students to qualify as chartered legal executives at the firm within five years of starting the programme, and without having to earn a degree.

Candidates, who are required to have a minimum BCC grade at A-level, will work at Field Fisher's firm's City headquarters. The firm intends to bring in new students for the scheme every year.