Apprenticeship Opportunity Within a Law Practice

4 weeks ago


Nelson, United Kingdom Gateway Full time

**ARE YOU A RECENT SCHOOL OR COLLEGE LEAVER LOOKING FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY WITHIN A NELSON LAW PRACTICE**

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**
- We have had 6 apprentices in this position over the years and all have stayed with the firm and progressed into different roles.

**THE LAW PRACTICE**
- Almost full-service law firm with 5 different departments. We provide a range of legal services to client up and down the county. We are a team of 26 staff across 2 branches, the head office being in Nelson and the second office in Barrowford.

**THE POSITION**

Busy, open plan office but quiet and focussed at time. The job itself can be fast paced and will be customer focused so the apprentice will be responsible for meeting and greeting clients in the reception area. There is a communal kitchen with full facilities.

The apprentice will be sat with a group of people all working in the same department in an open plan office.

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

**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

**Salary**: From £11,544.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- When did you complete your GCSE’s
- Do you hold GCSE certificates for English and maths grades 4-9
- If hired when would you be free to start?(IMPORTANT Please check that you be free on the vacancy start date)
- Do you live within half an hour commute of Nelson and how long would it take to travel

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/07/2023
Expected start date: 17/07/2023



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