articled

Bound by contract

Articled describes someone bound by a formal contract to serve as a trainee, especially in British legal or accounting professions: an articled clerk.

The arrangement involves working under supervision while completing professional qualifications.

The term comes from the articles of agreement that govern the apprenticeship: She was articled to a solicitor in Manchester.

clerkship

solicitor

Document-drafting legal professional

chambers · legal training · indenture · qualifying · supervision · contract · junior · placement · rotation · seat

apprenticeship

tradesman

Skilled manual worker

journeyman · indenture · bound · workshop · vocational · hands-on · tutelage · novice · learner · protégé

Opposites
professional binding status

articledfree

Without payment or restriction

unbound · independent · unobliged · at liberty · uncommitted

qualification stage

articledqualified

Meeting necessary standards

admitted · credentialed · licensed · certified · practicing

Phrases
Family

article, articles

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