- GMFJ Reference
257514
- Wages
£16,000 p/a
- Hours
35.00 per week
- Date Posted
07/02/2025
- Start Date
07/04/2025
- Approx. Duration
16 Months
- Location
London
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Business & Administration
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Apprenticeship Standard
Business administrator (ST0070)
- Employer
Marsans Gitlin Baker
Description
An Administrative Assistant is a significant role within a law firm, and aids the everyday smooth running of the busy office.
Main Duties:
- Prepare applications and type correspondences and documents as required by the fee earners and other members of staff
- Deal with correspondences from the Home Office, High Court, immigration tribunals
- Prepare administrative reviews and appeals against refusals
- Managing the reception area and communicate with other members of staff professionally and effectively
- Organising and paginating of legal documents and other correspondences
- Preparing witness statements and bundles to court
- Attending court or the home office as and when required
- Undertake photocopying, scanning, and archiving of files
- Co-ordinate diaries and organise calendars for clients appointments and firm events
- Maintain the firm’s client related documents to ensure they are organised and up-to-date
- Carry out accounts and marketing relates duties of the firm.
- Undertake other clerical and administrative duties as may reasonably be required from time-to-time including maintenance of stationery supplies and ordering of the same in a timely manner
- Undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development
- Ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients documentation and information are always maintained
- Helping clients and staff with tea/coffee/drinks as and when required
Company Benefits:
- Office breakfast networking event on every first Wednesday of the month.
- Office lunch/dinners on a monthly basis (Team building)
- 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays
For more information about this vacancy please contact Damar Training on 0161 480 8171 (Ref ID: 257514)
Company website : https://mgb.law/
- Excellent organisation and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good knowledge of IT
- Professional telephone manner
- A willingness to learn, must be a quick learner and have good attention to detail
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to use their initiative and thrive in a busy and fast-paced environment
A minimum of 5 x GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 4/C and above
Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard
- Hard working
- Well mannered
- Self-motivated
- Professional
- Positive
- Potential to progress onto further apprenticeship programmes and to become a qualified solicitor.
- Other future progress is also very much possible, such as office management positions.
Working week Monday to Friday from 9:00am until 6.00pm (1 hour break for Lunch)
Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our apprentices and expects our employer partners to share this commitment and to take appropriate steps to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.