Legal Administration Apprentice - Legal Aid Team (Salary £16,816.05 per annum)
Waldrons Solicitors
Dudley, DY1 1RR
Closes in 29 days (Friday 7 February)
Posted on 6 January 2025
Contents
Summary
Waldrons have a fantastic opportunity for a Legal Administrator Apprentice to work alongside the Legal Aid Team.
- Annual wage
- £16,816.05 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday from 9:00am to 5:15pm and Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
36 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 17 February
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Duties Include:
- Arranging meetings, including forward attendance planning, preparing papers
- Providing support to the staff in the department.
- Creating and maintaining electronic documents, including using MS Office documents.
- Communicating clearly by phone and email with both internal and external contacts in a professional manner.
- Drafting and sending out emails
- Dealing with day-to-day enquiries and referring to other members of the team as appropriate.
- Greeting visitors at reception.
- Participating in appropriate training and development activities.
- Supporting with additional tasks in the team as required.
***As the clients in this department are criminal and Care Clients a lot of the work will be unpleasant, could be violent and sexual crimes, care work can be quite distressing with children being removed from parents etc. The candidate will have to see photos and read statements which can be disturbing.***
Company Benefits:
- 23 days holiday plus all bank holidays and Christmas Closure
- Auto enrolment Pension
- Health Cash Plan
- 2 paid volunteering days
- Birthday day off
Where you’ll work
34 Dudley Court
Dudley
DY1 1RR
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 Standard (with Legal Pathway):
- How training will be delivered is to be confirmed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-4/A*-C or above)
- Maths (grade 9-4/A*-C or above)
Desirable qualifications
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
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expects all staff, employers and all other partners that we work with to share this commitment
About this company
Waldrons is a 6 office solicitors which covers most areas of law. The role we have is within residential conveyancing and assisting the Post Completion Manager, this is the end of the conveyancing transaction. Full training will be given. There are 3 staff in the team at the Worcester office this person will be the 4th. The department across all offices is very large.
After this apprenticeship
Opportunity to progress to Legal Secretary, Paralegal and eventually Solicitor.
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 VAC1000294610.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 7 February)
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