Legal Assistant Administrator Apprentice

  • Company: Goodwills Legal Services Ltd
  • Location: Bedford, MK40 3JY
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £16,000.00 per year
  • Sector: Business, Administration, Finance and Law
  • Ref: VAC-14320
  • Application Deadline Date: 08/03/2026
  • Start Date: 16/03/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (one hour break for lunch)

Brief Description

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. Is this what you have been looking for? Keep reading.

Qualifications Required

To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) in English and maths. If you don't meet the entry requirements for this vacancy but are still interested in an apprenticeship, please contact our dedicated Apprenticeship Recruitment Team who can discuss this with you further - jcarter@bedford.ac.uk or 01536 413508

Personal Qualities

Organised
Punctual
Proactive
Good attention to detail

Skills Required

Interpersonal skills
Good customer service

Training to be Provided

- Level 3 Business Administration
- Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths

Future Prospects

Further qualifications and/or progression within the company in terms of position and pay on completion of the apprenticeship.

Vacancy Detail

Goodwills Legal Services can be found in Bedford town centre. They are looking for a Legal Assistant Administrator Apprentice to assist their small but growing team.
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 and 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 clients and internal emails.

Filing and arranging secure document storage.

Carrying out LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other Social/Media marketing functions.

The successful candidate will also attend Bedford College once a month for 10 months.

Other Information

Applicants must be able to travel to the office in Bedford to attend work each day.
Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team if they meet the initial criteria as part of the recruitment process. Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice. Please check the address of the employer so that you can consider how you will get to work. College attendance will be once a month for 10 months at Bedford College.

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