Apprenticeship Leeds Law Practice(Commercial - Gateway

Gateway

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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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.
Any apprentice would be expected to be focused and hardworking with a genuine interest in working in a legal environment. To be positive and helpful in the office environment and towards clients.
To assist fee earners whilst learning and progressing.
We would encourage apprentices to think outside of the box, make new innovative suggestions that older colleagues may not have considered/understand i.e. social media/tech suggestions for marketing etc.

Future Prospects

The Law Practice

Your role

A mixture of small offices and more open plan offices with 23 people.
The office is friendly and relaxed but focused and can be pressurised and busy depending on workload and deadlines.
Any apprentice would be sat in an office with other people for training and support.
Dealing with arranging appointments for clients and preparing paperwork for these meetings.
Sitting in on client meetings.
Quoting and taking initial information/answering basic queries.
Conducting research tasks
Preparing initial correspondence following meetings such as letters of engagement/advice letters (dictated or with supervision).
Drafting legal documentation (dictated or with supervision).
Seeing clients to sign legal documentation.
Invoicing
Preparing notes from attendances in meetings.
Preparing correspondence to clients or other third parties.
Scanning and copying of paperwork.
Supporting fee earners with other tasks.
Answering telephone and taking messages/sending to fee earners
Updating databases and software

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

Training to be provided

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:
From £15,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Supplemental pay types:

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 Leeds postcode LS7 nd 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