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Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
Your Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest national law firms in the UK. You will be supporting the Partnership, Wills and Probate team, part of our Private Client services division based in our Sheffield office.
Estate planning is essential to make sure our client’s wealth is protected for them and their families. By structuring assets in a tax-efficient way, we make sure everyone is provided for in the future. Our partner-led team offers the full range of legal and tax expertise clients need to help plan effectively for their future.
Our Estate Planning team help with but are not limited to the following services:
- Wills - advising on, drafting and executing.
- Trusts - setting up and administering trusts to manage money, property or investments for specific people or purposes.
- Succession planning - advising on a client’s succession, including liaising with investment and wealth managers.
- Lasting Powers of Attorney – advising on, drafting and registration
- Deeds – advising on and preparing a variety of Deeds including Deeds of Variation
Your Role
This apprentice role is an entry level Paralegal position and will be to assist within all elements of our Estate Planning team. You will work as part of a team and tasks will include video and telephone appointments with clients to obtain instructions, drafting Wills, drafting Lasting Powers of Attorney answering and making calls to existing clients. You may assist with managing a shared inbox. You will assist and support more experienced fee earners with their files. You will have the opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm and learn from a highly experienced and skilled team of Private Client lawyers. There will be the opportunity to assist with all areas of the team to further widen your experience
- Paralegals support solicitors in progressing their matters. This involves creating and organising case files, as well as contacting clients. This programme offers a great grounding for a career in law.
- Completing relevant administration duties including photocopying, scanning documents, amending documentation, filing, archiving and file maintenance;
- Assisting with new client enquiries;
- Assisting with arrangements for meetings, telephone conferences, and, where required, attend to take detailed notes;Communicating with clients, and third parties by telephone or in writing including taking basic client instructions and providing case updates when appropriate;
- Drafting documents (including letters,and file notes) and drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney;
- Achieve targets to ensure profitable working;
- Ensuring compliance with the firm’s policies and procedures;
- Attending appropriate training events as and when required;
- Supporting the team's business development activities/events;
- Working to deadlines and be adept at multi-tasking.
- Whilst planning and prioritising will be the key to your success, you’ll also need to be flexible and quick to respond to requests at short notice. You’ll be experienced in following set guidelines and processes, but with the ability and confidence to use your own judgement where required and to complete written tasks to a high standard (e.g. grammatical and technical accuracy).
Who is it for?
This is a 24-month apprenticeship perfect for anyone who wants to gain hands-on legal experience at the UK’s largest full-service law firm.
This apprenticeship is a great alternative to university, as it gives you the chance to earn while you learn. It also helps you to work towards the Level 3 paralegal apprenticeship, helping to develop your career from day one.
What will I study?
The academic part of the apprenticeship is delivered by our apprenticeship training provider BPP via distance learning. The modules you study will link to the client service area in which you undertake your apprenticeship.
View more information on what you’ll study and the work you’ll do as part of your apprenticeship on the BPP website here Paralegal Apprenticeship | Courses | BPP
What qualification will I gain?
When you finish this apprenticeship, you will be a qualified paralegal in your area of practice and you will also gain a Certificate of Higher Education (Law and Legal Practice).
What We Can Offer You
Our apprentices receive a full benefits package including:
•25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy additional leave
•2 volunteering days a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
•Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
•Contributory pension scheme
•We pay our apprentices a starting salary of £21,840 and £23,933 in London
•Access to a variety of training and development resources
We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture