Legal - Business Administration Apprentice
PCB SOLICITORS
SHREWSBURY, SY2 6LG
Closes in 9 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 August 2024
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Summary
PCB Solicitors are looking for an Apprentice to join the Crime department at our Shrewsbury office to provide secretarial support to 3 Lawyers. We are looking for an Apprentice who is organised, efficient, pays attention to detail and has a keen interest in Law. It is essential the Apprentice understands the importance of confidentiality.
- Annual wage
- £11,648 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm with a 1-hour unpaid break each day.
No working evenings or weekends.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 October
- Duration
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1 Year 6 Months
- Positions available
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1
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
The Apprentice will support 3 Lawyers with their administrative/secretarial work in the Shrewsbury office. Day to day they will be expected to:
- Deal with incoming/outgoing post for the Crime department
- Administrative duties such as filing, photocopying and properly disposing of confidential documents
- Answering calls for the department in a professional manner
- Follow the archive procedure, preparing and closing files for scanning
- Use the case management system to open and close client matters, draft correspondence and maintain client files
- Liaise with the Accounts department where necessary
- Audio-typing attendance notes, correspondence and other documents
- Maintain the department calendar with client meetings, court hearings, deadlines and police station attendance
- Phoning the courts and police stations for updates on client matters
Where you’ll work
CYPRESS CENTRE
SITKA DRIVE
SHREWSBURY BUSINESS PARK
SHREWSBURY
SY2 6LG
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
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed, details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
The Apprentice should have a keen interest in Law and due to the nature of the role, be able to deal with highly sensitive matters including liaising with clients who are distressed or highly emotive.
About this company
PCB Solicitors is a local Partnership of Lawyers established across 5 offices in Shrewsbury, Telford, Church Stretton, Ludlow and Knighton with 3 satellite offices in Bishops Castle, Clun and Welshpool. We offer many different services of law including, Crime, Residential Conveyancing, Wills and Probate and Family. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, jargon free Solicitors who offer the upmost client care in each matter we handle.
https://www.pcbsolicitors.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, paid sick leave after 6 months continuous service, opportunity to join NEST Pension scheme after 3 months service if eligible, regular company and charity events.
After this apprenticeship
- There is potential for the Apprentice to develop into working as a full-time Legal Secretary in the department following successful completion of the apprenticeship. Further down the line we support employees with the different routes to becoming a Lawyer if they wish to pursue these
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PCB SOLICITORS
Emma Baugh
emma.baugh@pcblaw.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272653.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)
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