Apprenticeship Opportunity Leicester Law Practice

7 months ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Gateway Full time

**An opportunity to join our team as an Apprentice**
- 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**
- Possible full time position at the end, with a starting salary of £19,000. Other positions are unknown at this time but will be discussed close to the ending of the apprenticeship
- Apprentice will get key development working with an _Investors in People_ silver accredited firm, so are constantly learning and developing as we look after progress.

**The Law Practice**

**We practice in the following areas of law;**
- **Asset Recovery**:

- **Civil Fraud**:

- **Financial Wrongdoing**:

- **Bribery & Corruption**:

- **Corporate Investigations**:

- **Professional Discipline & Regulatory**

**Your role**

The role will include many of the following:

- Using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, etc., to produce correspondence and documents and maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets and databases;
- Maintaining office systems with data input; primarily updating and maintaining client ledgers.
- Using content management systems to maintain internal databases;
- Attending meetings, taking robust minutes and keeping notes;
- Managing and maintaining costs associated with client and office matters, as well as invoicing;
- Liaising with staff in other departments and with external contacts;
- Maintaining stationery equipment. Notifying Practice Manager of depleting supplies and additional resources needed to perform duties;
- Undertaking administrative tasks such as ordering equipment / stationery / office supplies, and reporting and rectifying faults and enquiries;
- Organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information;
- Creating and maintaining operational records and files, both paper-based and electronic;
- Photocopying and printing various documents on behalf of colleagues;
- Filing legal, administrative and financial documents in date order and correctly;
- Scanning documents to various computerised systems;
- Petty cash management
- Maintain an organised office environment;
- Opening and closing files for fee earners and management;
- Assisting fee earners with file closures i.e. file order and preparation of file closure sheet;
- Ensure all files are regularly maintained and are in accordance with our policies on file maintenance;
- Supporting other administrative staff to meet the needs of the service and maintaining deadlines;
- Cross working with colleagues in different areas of the business;
- Ensuring the office environment is free from hazards and identifying potential issues;
- Ensure the office environment is clean and tidy;
- Any other related administrative duties as defined by the Senior Partner, Practice Manager.

**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**
- Level 3 in Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard

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
- Functional skills if needed

**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**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: From £12,500.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- When did you complete your GCSE’s
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