Apprenticeship Greenwich Law Practice - London, United Kingdom - Gateway

Gateway

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An opportunity to join our team as an Apprentice

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

Future Prospects

An opportunity to progress within the business
Depending on performance and commitment, we are content to add the following company benefits:

(a) Bonus

(b) Travel Expenses

(c) Lunch Expenses

The Law Practice

Firm of Solicitors
Boutique Law firm specialising in Family and Immigration Law. At the heart of our firm, is the wellbeing of our employees.
It is an openplan office which is very relaxed and friendly. It is quiet and focussed to ensure a less stressful environment. Our office feels more like home than an office.

Your role

To carry out legal, admin and support tasks in Family, Immigration or any other relevant fields and/ or any other function within the scope of the service, ensuring all tasks and responsibilities are completed to agreed timescales with a high standard of accuracy.
To handle client calls and correspondences, scanning documents, handling post and attending to clients.
Carry out a range of legal duties as allocated to include dealing with routine legal enquiries by way of telephone and correspondence, obtaining and recording key dates (including hearing dates) and writing letters, under the supervision of responsible solicitor.
To ensure all tasks and responsibilities are completed to agreed timescales with a high standard of accuracy.
Creating new case files, managing and updating active files and closing cases as appropriate within the scope of your specific work.
Prepare bundles in accordance with court rules, arrange service of documents and arrange attendance at court, liaise with parties and witnesses concerned as appropriate
Liaise with other teams members keeping them informed of progress of cases and taking any other appropriate measures to ensure continued client satisfaction
Manage information including maintaining document and IT systems, record & archive management and confidential file disposal. Effectively updated including creating new case files, managing and updating active files and closing cases as appropriate within the scope of your specific work.
Perform other jobrelated duties as assigned.
To comply with all learning commitments of the apprenticeship as required.

Desired skills
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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 inhouse 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 wellpresented 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

Paralegal Apprenticeship

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

Pay:
£13,000.00-£18,000.00 per year

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus scheme

Application question(s):

When did you complete your GCSE's
Do you hold GCSE certificates for English and maths grades 4
How many miles do you live from London postcode SE8 and how long would this take to travel. We are only able to consider applicants that have a viable commute

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 19/04/2024

Expected start date: 22/04/2024