Summary
This is an entry-level role offering practical experience and training across a range of business administration tasks. Within our firm, which practises Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration Law, Prison Law and Personal Injury, the apprentice will learn how to support daily operations while being guided by experienced professionals.
What you will do at work
- Inputting fee earners’ recorded time onto our case management system
- Document preparation – assisting the legal teams by preparing and formatting documents, reports and correspondence, and setting up both physical and digital files, including recording time
- Filing and organisation – managing filing systems so documents are properly labelled and easily accessible
- Scheduling – helping to arrange meetings, appointments and court dates, and maintaining diaries for fee earners and senior staff
- Client support – arranging meetings, taking calls and helping to ensure client satisfaction
- Case management support – managing case files, scheduling, and coordinating communication between parties
- Document management – ensuring legal documents are securely stored, accurately inputted and easily accessible on the case management system
- General office duties – reception cover, sending and receiving emails, preparing post for dispatch, and other day-to-day office tasks
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Eager to Learn
- Good Attention to Detail
- Confident telephone manner
- Reliability
- Professionalism
- Confidentiality
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4/C or above) – essential
- GCSE Maths (4/C or above) – essential
About this employer
Haider Solicitors is a long-established and well-respected firm of solicitors providing legal services across Halifax & West Yorkshire area.
After this apprenticeship
We are looking for the successful apprentice to work towards becoming a Billing Clerk within the firm. The time recording and case management experience gained during the apprenticeship will provide a strong foundation for this, and on successful completion the role could lead to a permanent position as a Billing Clerk and an assistant to the management team.