Legal Assistant Administrator Apprentice

Company: Goodwills Legal Services Ltd
Location: Bedford, MK40 3HU
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: £206.25 per week
Sector: Admin/ Office / HR
Ref: VAC-12416
Application Deadline Date: 19/12/2021
Start Date: 10/01/2022
Positions Available: 1
Working Week: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm

Brief Description

Qualifications Required

To be considered for this role you will need to have GCSE grades 9-4 (A*- C) in English and maths, or equivalent.

Personal Qualities

• Reliable and punctual
• Self-reliant
• Confident
• Eager to learn

Skills Required

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Enthusiastic
• Confidence on the phone and face-to-face.

Training to be Provided

You will gain the following qualifications:
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required).

You will also study a range of topics, including: IT, record and document production, decision making, planning and organisation, project management, policies, relevant regulations, stakeholders, processes and external environment factors.

Future Prospects

This is a business administration vacancy but there would be many potential routes once someone had completed their apprenticeship with the organisation. If an employee is suitable, Goodwills are able to provide training and support, in order to achieve CILEx qualifications and full CILEx Lawyer status.

A successful candidate, who had completed their apprenticeship, would also be able to look into specialising in Business Administration in law, by working towards Legal Secretary accreditation.

There are a number of potential routes once someone had completed their apprenticeship with the organisation. If an employee is suitable, there would training and support, in order to achieve CILEx qualifications and full CILEx Lawyer status.

Vacancy Detail

Goodwills Legal Services are looking for a Legal Assistant Administrator Apprentice to assist their small but growing team in Bedford town centre. The successful candidate will assist with a range of administrative, accounting and marketing based tasks.

The successful candidate will assist lawyers with the following tasks:
• Opening and closing client files, including carrying out money laundering and identity verification checks.
• Opening the post in and enveloping/franking post out.
• Answering the telephone.
• Assisting clients with release of their documents and other requests.
• Assisting the bookkeeper with some basic accounts tasks, including maintaining our standing order mandate database.
• Dealing with client and internal emails.
• Filing and arranging secure document storage.
• Carrying out LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other Social/Media marketing functions.