Apprenticeship Within a Huddersfield Law Practice

4 weeks ago


Huddersfield, United Kingdom Gateway Full time

**LEGAL SUPPORT APPRENTICE HUDDERSFIELD HD1**
- **An excellent opportunity to start a career, complete an apprenticeship and progress within an independent law practice. General duties may include making and receiving telephone calls, preparing precise attendance notes, and filing, etc.**

**Future Prospects**
- **There is a full time position at the end of the apprenticeship.**:

- **£17,000 +**:
**The Law Practice**
- **We are a firm of solicitors with 6 offices across the West Yorkshire area. Our largest departments are Public and Private Law (commonly referred to as Care and Private Family).**:

- **We also have a criminal department and Wills and Probate department.**:

- **We are vibrant firm working in a fast paced environment.**:

- **Small, friendly and relaxed.**:

- **The office is newly opened and therefore is, at this time, quieter than our other offices but it is hoped in due course reception will become busier.**

**The Position**

**The reception is located on the bottom floor of the office and solicitors will be located on the middle floor. The top floor is currently allocated as a quiet area for eating lunch (if so desired).**

**The apprentice will be on their own in the reception area. There maybe times when the apprentice is managing the office whilst fee earners are at court.**
- **Role to include but not be limited to**:

- **Dealing with phone queries**:

- **Reception duties**:

- **Purchasing**:

- **Filing**:

- **Scanning**:

- **Data input**:

- **General administrative duties**:

- **Answering phones**:

- **Using office equipment**:

- **Sending e mails**:

- **Using our file management software**:

- **Keyboard skills**:

- **Listing and speaking skills**:

- **Working to deadlines**:

- **Team working**

**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

**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 £14,650.00 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 5-9
- Do you live within a quick and easy commute of the Huddersfield postcode HD1 and how long would it take to travel

Work Location: One location



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