Legal Administrator Apprentice - Residential Property (Salary £15000)
TINSDILLS LTD
STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 1QF
Closes in 31 days (Friday 21 February)
Posted on 20 January 2025
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Summary
This role will give a good overview of Tinsdills, providing well rounded knowledge of the Residential Property sector with their clients and other agents that they deal with on a day-to-day basis.
- Annual wage
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£15,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm with 1 hour break for lunch
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm with 1 hour break for lunch.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 March
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
To work in the Residential Property department, having daily interactions with clients, estate agents and The Land Registry. Supporting the department by streamlining interactions ensuring clients have regular updates and a positive experience. The role will involve administration of client matter files, making sure that they are opened and closed in a timely manner, organising client documents and post.
Main Responsibilities:
- Legal administration
- Logging and maintenance of Wills archive
- Telephony
- Liaising with clients, estate agents and the Land Registry
- Scanning of documents
- Distributing internal and external post
Company Benefits:
- Start on 20 days holiday increasing to 25 days
- Contributory pension
- Death in service 2x salary
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Perkbox
- Monthly dress for the day
- Company flu vaccination vouchers
- Fully funded Christmas Party
- Birthday holiday
- Social events
- Discretionary Directors’ days
Where you’ll work
HAYS HOUSE
25 ALBION STREET
STOKE ON TRENT
ST1 1QF
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
DAMAR LIMITED
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard with Legal Pathway.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-6/A*-B or above)
- Maths (grade 9-5/A*-C or above)
A Level or equivalent in:
- 3 x A Levels (grade A*-C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our apprentices and expects our employer partners to share this commitment and to take appropriate steps to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.
About this company
Tinsdills Solicitors has been practising in the local area in one guise or another for nearly 350 years! They have grown over the years through a combination of organic growth, merger and acquisition. Today Tinsdills Solicitors are one of the areas most experienced and knowledgeable law firms with offices in Hanley, Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Sandbach. They offer a broad range of legal services for individuals and for business including Family Law, Wills, Trust & Probate, Personal Injury and Compensation, Residential Property, Agriculture, Company and Commercial and Employment Law. Their aim is simple, it is to exceed our clients’ expectations in everything that they do.
After this apprenticeship
This role is very visual within the business and could progress to higher level apprenticeships e.g. Paralegal. There is also the opportunity to progress within the business in roles such as (but not limited to) Property Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Client Service Advisor, Legal Assistant and Administration Officer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAMAR LIMITED
Sabina Adam
Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com
07566 289 979
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297181.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 21 February)
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