Apprentice jobs in United Kingdom

Greenwich Legal Services is committed to being a high performing in‑house legal service which plays an essential part in the achievement of the Royal Borough’s priorities and objectives for the benefit of our community.

The Legal Support and Practice Management Team in the Directorate of Finance and Legal Services is responsible for providing administrative and practice management support to a team of 40 in‑house lawyers across a range of legal services.

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in business administration, who is eager to learn, and is driven and self‑motivated to deliver high quality work for a truly unique and exciting London borough. We are looking for someone with a can‑do attitude and an eye for detail.

The role will involve working in a small team within legal services. The main duties will include:

• Dealing with incoming and outgoing post and scanning onto a case management system
• Organising archiving and deed storage
• Printing and compiling documents and court bundles
• Printing, scanning and copying
• Keeping clear electronic records including opening and closing electronic files
• Other administrative and housekeeping duties as required

• To undertake a varied programme of work experience, practical and theoretical training leading to a recognised apprenticeship qualification business administration level 3 as part of an apprenticeship programme.
• To actively participate in their own development plan, which will be agreed with the line manager and the assessor from the training provider. To undertake the requirements of the academic element of the apprenticeship (e.g. attendance at college and completion of academic work). A minimum of 20% of working week will be allocated to this.

As a Royal Greenwich apprentice, there are many fantastic benefits you can enjoy. Please refer to the link ‘Benefits of working for us’ to learn more. Please note that this is an office based role.

Click on the red “apply” button below, fill out your application and submit it.

To be eligible to apply for these apprenticeships you must be living in the Royal borough of Greenwich (or if you have been in the care of the Royal Borough of Greenwich but are or have been in the living outside the borough).

These opportunities are also open to

• Children 16 to 18 years who are looked after by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and have been for more than 13 weeks (which does not need to be all one period); AND
• To care leavers who can be young people aged between 16 and 24 years (to 25th birthday) who were looked after by the Royal Borough of Greenwich Children’s Services for a period of 13 weeks or more since the age of 14 (which does not need to be all one period) but must include a time after the 16th birthday.

Please note: to be eligible for funding to complete the apprenticeship qualification you must have ordinarily been a resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship and have the right to work in the UK.

If you have been granted leave to remain status, this must cover the entire duration of the qualification to be eligible for funding and for your application to move to the next stage.

• As some young people may turn 16 between the end of June and beginning of September (they would need to wait until they are 16 before starting their apprenticeship)
• Not already qualified to the same or higher level in the same field
• Working at the specified level in maths and English required for the qualification
• Applicants who do not hold GCSE or Functional skills in maths and English will be tested for suitability
• Have lived in the UK or EU for 3 years prior to applying for this apprenticeship
• To qualify for Government funding for the apprenticeship, applicants must have the correct status which is usually having been resident in the UK for 3 years, but there are some exceptions to this which will be checked at the time of application.

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