Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship
Please note before application that an Apprenticeship is not suitable for candidates looking for part-time work, or work experience during a gap year. The vacancy requires candidates that have left school, college or university as they need to be available immediately. Please consider if the business is a viable commute
Legal Support Apprentice
An excellent opportunity to complete a level 3 Apprenticeship and start a career within the field of law
- Depending upon the development of the candidate through the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress in the firm.
- Working week 8.30am – 5.30pm (Monday-Friday) with 1 hour lunch break
This is an exciting opportunity to work and gain experience in a busy law firm. The role is to be part of the administration team dealing with daily tasks including making and answering calls, taking messages, and forwarding to the relevant fee earner. printing and collating of documents and on occasion delivering to court either in person or via email. Contacting courts for hearing listings liaising with barrister’s clerks on behalf of fee earners.
The Company
Our firm focuses on specialist areas of law, including litigation, media and reputation management, insolvency (to include insolvency investigations), family and timeshare law, to provide clients with legal advice that is tactical and effective in achieving positive outcomes for clients.
We strive to get to know our clients, understand their objectives, and are passionate about achieving positive outcomes. Long-standing clients range from large organisations in diverse sectors, major football clubs to smaller businesses and private individuals, including company directors, high net worth individuals and families.
The role of an Administration Apprentice within a Law Practice may include but not limited to;
- Performs clerical duties, including, but not limited to, mailing and filing correspondence, placing orders, and answering calls
- Interacts with clients and visitors
- Sorts and distributes incoming mail
- Arranges meetings by reserving rooms and managing refreshments
- Types correspondence, meeting notes, and forms among other documents
- Photocopies, scans, and files appropriate documents
- Edits documents for accuracy
- Maintains accurate records and enters data
- Conducts research and compiles data
- Signs for delivered packages and distributes them to the appropriate recipient
- Interacts with Solicitors when necessary
- Assists in setting up new client accounts
- Maintains financial database records
- Covers reception from time to time
- Maintains stock of supplies by anticipating work requirements, ordering supplies, and distributing supplies where necessary
- Performs additional duties when required
Desired skills
- 4-9 grades English and maths GCSE's
- Confident with excellent communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and manage reception in conjunction with other administration duties
- Good attention to detail
- Good working knowledge of ICT packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to demonstrate or gain a clear understanding of the firm’s in-house systems where training will be given
- Excellent presentation, organisation and timekeeping skills
- Awareness of confidentiality and safeguarding
- The ability to use own initiative, be able to work individually as well as part of a team
- Must be well-presented with a clear, pleasant telephone manner
- Good organisational skills
- Good client care skills
Training to be provided
Course Content:
- Utilising IT programs and software
- Decision making
- Managing a quality service
- Project management
- Understanding the organisation and stakeholders
- Relevant regulations and policies
- Business fundamentals
- Professionalism and performance management
You will complete the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard.
- This Apprenticeship will involve off the job training.
- You will also develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours.
- You need to have an employer to support your Apprenticeship and be employed in a relevant job role.
- The typical length of this Apprenticeship course is 18 months.
- This course has multiple start dates throughout the year
Apprenticeship information
Business Administration | Gateway Website (gatewaytrainingconsortium.co.uk)
Personal qualities
- Well presented and polite
- Ability to take the initiative
- Confident at dealing with people at all levels
- Reliable and adaptable
- Willingness to take on challenges and to push oneself further
- Motivated and keen to learn new skills
Things to consider
- Please check prior to application that the business is a viable affordable commute
- Please only apply if you have left education
- Please have a CV prepared on a word document
- An Apprenticeship and employer requires any potential candidate to be dedicated, please consider this before applying.
- Vacancy is for an immediate start, please consider this if you are still in education.
- PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE EMPLOYER DIRECTLY
- The closure dates are for a guideline only and the vacancy may close prior to the dates advertised.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship
Pay: From £13,500.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- • To be considered for an Apprenticeship you would need to be out of education, please only apply if you have left education.
When did you leave education?
- • The following qualifications are required for this Apprenticeship.
Do you hold English and maths GCSE grades 4-9
- • A local commute is essential to be considered for this position.
How far do you live from Cuffley and how long would it take to travel?
( we are unable to consider applications where there is a need to relocate, of if the journey is not considered viable or affordable)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 28/02/2025
Expected start date: 10/03/2025
