Business Admin Apprentices

Key Responsibilities:

The role will involve supporting the departments and firm with administrative tasks such as:

• Undertaking and successfully completing the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship at Peterborough College. Around 20% of your employment will be spent in training and mentoring, with classroom learning every 3 weeks on Tuesdays at Peterborough College.
• Typing documents, training in Legal Secretary duties.
• Photocopying, scanning and preparing bundles.
• Accompanying fee earners on home visits for Will signings.
• Undertaking local deliveries of urgent documents as requested by Fee Earners or Practice Manager and from time to time to purchase miscellaneous items from local sources using petty cash from the accounts dept.
• You will be required to provide reception cover at any Hegarty office when the Receptionist is on holiday. When not providing reception cover at one of the branch office, you will be required to cover the reception at Peterborough during the Receptionist’s lunch hour or when she is on holiday or off sick.
• Delivering process improvement projects, that support the firm’s strategic plan.
• Witnessing documents as directed by fee earners.
• Answering the telephone and taking messages from clients or staff

Person Specification:

• Strong communication skills, able to deal with clients in a sensitive, professional and confidential manner.
• Great attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent use of Microsoft Office products.
• The ability to be flexible, responding to the needs of colleagues.
• Maintain a positive attitude, self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• To undertake appropriate training as part of the apprenticeship in addition to complying with the ethical and mandatory training obligations of working in a legal practice.