- GMFJ Reference
259429
- Wages
£25,700 p/a
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
08/04/2025
- Start Date
08/09/2025
- Approx. Duration
16 months
- Location
Manchester
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Business & Administration
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Employer
Clyde & Co
Description
Throughout your time, you will undertake various admin based tasks within varying areas of law and learn how to be a legal secretary, taking part in Clyde & Co’s tailormade admin assistant training. Year 1 will be cover basic knowledge on how to be a legal secretary and year 2 cover will be our foundation level course. After the two years candidates are invited to apply for permanent positions within Clyde & Co as a legal support assistant. The aim of this programme is to provide someone with their first steps into the legal industry, to help them grow within their role and enabling them to gain valuable, wide ranging exposure to go on to become a successful legal support assistant and beyond.
Main Responsibilities:
- Standard administrative tasks, i.e. photocopying, scanning, dealing with post, printing, efiling etc.
- Scheduling and archiving of documents
- Preparing letters and documents to send out
- Uploading invoices from 3rd parties and expenses to our finance system.
- Entering timesheets
- Booking meeting rooms and sending calendar invites
- Running conflict checks and opening new clients/matters
- Booking Travel
- Supporting BD with running events when needed
- Supporting PAs and LSAs with billing
This list is not exhaustive and not all of the responsibilities will fall with every department you are placed in. There will also be addition responsibilities that are practice specific.
Clyde and Co Benefits:
- 25 days holiday per year – with the opportunity to purchase an additional 5
- Private Healthcare – Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Pension Contribution
- Fitness and Wellbeing Benefit max £350 per annum
- Paid Wellbeing Day each year
- Bupa Wellbeing
- Dental Insurance
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Life Assurnace
- Group Income Protection
- Mortgage Broker Service
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Employee Assistant Programme
- My Family Care
- Subsidised Office Restaurant – Staff Coffee Shop/Restaurant
- Various social events
The terms and conditions of benefits may vary from time to time and in some cases, there is a qualifying period before you can access the benefit. Unless stated otherwise you will become eligible for these benefits upon successful completion of your probation period and six months’ service.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Damar Training on 0161 480 8171 (Ref ID: 259429)
Company website : https://www.clydeco.com/en
- Basic Microsoft packages knowledge
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage own time effectively within a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail
A minimum of 5 x GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above
Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Positive and can do attitude
- Proactive professional and flexible approach to work
- Excellent team player, sharing team goals to provide high quality and efficiency of service, with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges
- Keen to develop with a eagerness to learn
Clyde & Co operate a 5 tier support structure that offers lots of progression for the future.
- Admin Assistant
- Legal Support Assistant
- Practice Assistant
- Hub-Leader
- Legal Support Manager
The admin apprentice is their entry level role. If successful in your two years training contract you will be invited to apply for any vacant LSA roles in order to remain with the firm.
Working week: Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm
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.