Legal Support Apprentice

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APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN A NORTH LONDON LAW PRACTICE

Are you a recent school or college leaver looking for an Apprenticeship opportunity
An opportunity for a person with ambitions of a career in law to develop within an established South West London Law Practice. General duties include making and receiving telephone calls, preparing precise attendance notes, and filing, etc.

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.

• Please note before application that an Apprenticeship is not suitable for candidates looking for part-time work, or work experience during a gap year.
• An Apprenticeship requires candidates that have left school, college or university
• Please consider if the business is a viable commutel (unfortunately we are unable to consider applications where there will be a need to re-locate)
• The employer questions are important so that we have an understanding of a candidate’s suitability for the role. Unfortunately, applications that have not answered the employer questions will not be considered.
• Please check the start date of the vacancy

DESIRED SKILLS

• 4-9 grades English and maths GCSE’s
• Local commute essential
• Confident with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage reception in conjunction with other administration duties
• Good attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of ICT packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to demonstrate or gain a clear understanding of the firm’s in-house systems where training will be given
• Excellent presentation, organisation and timekeeping skills
• Awareness of confidentiality and safeguarding
• The ability to use own initiative, be able to work individually as well as part of a team
• Must be well-presented with a clear, pleasant telephone manner
• Good organisational skills
• Good client care skills

• Answering phone calls
• Chasing up clients for payments, appointments and invoices.
• Contacting barristers’ chambers and lodging applications to court.
• Liaising with clients -updating them of their cases.
• Diary management
• Scanning and uploading files