Great Opportunity - Business Administration Apprenticeship

You would support the lawyers by undertaking the following tasks:

• Managing telephone calls on reception
• Using office equipment such as computers printers, scanners and photocopier
• Undertaking basic administration tasks such as dealing with post, linking documents to files, ensuring files are kept in good order, photocopying and scanning documents
• Maintaining databases to ensure that they are up to date and accurate
• Assisting in maintaining compliance with Lexcel standards
• Getting files ready for billing & assisting with the billing process
• Preparation of documents for Court (mainly Court bundles)
• Managing fee earners’ diaries
• Corresponding with third parties used by the firm
• Maintenance of files
• Typing for fee earners as and when required
• Collating and extracting information as required from files or other sources
• Ordering stationery
• Assisting with ensuring that the office is kept clean and tidy at all times

Full time job opportunity with prospects of further training as a paralegal/legal support assistant or in office management.  Depending on how things go, you may also progress to training as a solicitor or legal executive.  That will be up to you!

The ability to maintain confidentiality is vital, as well as complying with all relevant legal and ethical rules.

We are a small firm, based in the Jewellery Quarter, just outside Birmingham City Centre. We specialise in Children, Education, Employment and Discrimination Law. Most of our work is covered by Legal Aid, which is funding provided by the government for people on low incomes. We have an excellent reputation and are very busy. We are an equal opportunities employer.