Apprenticeship Within An Andover Law Practice

**LEGAL SUPPORT APPRENTICE ANDOVER**

**An excellent opportunity to start a career, complete an apprenticeship and progress within a busy Solicitors. General duties include making and receiving telephone calls, preparing precise attendance notes, and filing, etc.**

**FUTURE PROSPECTS**

**To progress into a Legal Assistant or consider the legal route via a Paralegal opportunity or qualification i.e. Legal Executive.**

**THE LAW PRACTICE**

**Established in 1726, the firm is continually evolving to give businesses and individuals an unrivalled quality of service across a broad spectrum of legal areas.**

**We have a record of impressive growth over recent years which includes expertise in**:

- **Sales and purchases (freehold and leasehold).**:

- **Landlord and tenant matters.**:

- **Advice on property aspects of corporate transactions.**:

- **Agricultural property.**:

- **Plot sales.**:

- **Company Law**:

- **Employment**:

- **Lease extension and leasehold enfranchisement.**:

- **Family law including divorce, finance, and children**:

- **Wills, trusts and administration of estates**:

- **Litigation and contentious probate**

**THE POSITION**

**The chance to join a well-established company.**

**You will benefit from working in a small and friendly firm where the team are committed to your career development.**

**The employer will provide support, clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress.**

**You will receive one to one training and benefit from regular individual feedback from colleagues.**

**The role will include but not be limited to the following**:

- **Prepare correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing.**:

- **Administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files and general admin.**:

- **Prepare mail and enclosures for despatch.**:

- **Arrange for all copying to be done as required**:

- **To make appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for the Members and or fee earners.**:

- **To provide support to secretaries and to reception including switch board as required.**:

- **Provide guidance to junior and temporary members of staff when required to do so.**:

- **Attend clients, both in person and on the telephone, to deal wherever possible with routine client enquiries and communications.**:

- **Ensure financial control regarding cash flow through collection of monies on account and billing procedures and general accounting.**:

- **Undertake certain elements of fee earning work under supervision on behalf of clients and preparing appropriate documentation depending upon ability and experience.**

**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

**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

**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)

**IMPORTANT**

**Things to consider**
- Please have a CV prepared on a word document
- 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. How far do you live from the business and please detail how long it will take to travel?

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

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