Warner Goodman & Son – Business Administration Apprenticeship

Central Southampton • Closing Date: 03/03/2022

Warner Goodman & Son – Business Administration Apprentice 

The vacancy code for this apprenticeship is VC00091. Please make sure you fill this in when applying so the recruitment coordinator can ensure you are put forward for the correct vacancy.

Location: Central Southampton

Wage:

£150.50 per week

Working week will be 35 hours:
Mon to Fri (8am to 5pm with 1 hour lunch break)

Vacancy description:

A fantastic opportunity to work for an award-winning law firm that has been practising law for over 150 years with a wealth of knowledge that they will use to guide you towards completing your industry standard qualification.

  • Researching law and preparation of advice notes for Peace of Mind members and other clients.
  • Review contracts of employment and staff handbooks for Peace of Mind members and other clients.
  • Prepare reports as to defects and make recommendations for corrective clauses.
  • Review PLC updates and identify new issues to be included in client updates and to be added to a central library.
  • Prepare some basic letters for staffing issues raised by Peace of Mind members.
  • Prepare case law updates for the weekly newsletter and weekly updates for the Firm’s website.
  • Fully utilise the Case Management system when typing correspondence, telephone notes, saving emails etc. 
  • Answer the telephone promptly in a professional manner, being polite and helpful at all times.
  • Undertake such work on the file as may be directed by the Fee Earner. 
  • For all appointments arrange for the files or necessary documents to be available for fee earners.
  • General office administration duties such as photocopying and collecting stationary.
  • To undertake any other administration duties at the request of Fee Earners, Team Leader, Branch Manager or Business Head.
  • To ensure compliance with the Firm’s Quality Standards.

Candidate entry requirements:

GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C or above is required. We will ask for evidence of this when applying. If you cannot provide evidence, we unfortunately cannot progress with your application.

You must have a friendly, positive outlook and enjoy working as part of a team. You must be hardworking and enjoy practical tasks.