Business Administration Apprentice
TAYLOR BRACEWELL LAW LIMITED
DONCASTER (DN1 2RP)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 17 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 July 2025
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Summary
We at Taylor Bracewell are looking for an enthusiastic individual to undertake an apprenticeship in our admin department. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experience in the working of a law firm. Taylor Bracewell has a long history of training apprentices and providing them a career progression dependent on performance.
- Wage
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£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 5.00pm with a one hour lunch break.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Photocopying, scanning and general paperwork
- Opening and circulating post round the Firm
- Collecting post in time for the Post Office
- Inputting clients’ data onto the Firm’s Case management system
- Assisting with archival requests
- Monitoring stationery needs across the firm and ensuring that stationery is adequately stored
- Going to the bank and facilitating cheque procedures
- Sorting confidential waste
- Assisting with filing
- Assisting on our Reception Desk, Answering and transferring calls
- Any other relevant duty arising and as directed by the Practice Manager
Where you'll work
17-23 THORNE ROAD
DONCASTER
DN1 2RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
- Training will be at Doncaster College via day-release where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
- You will undertake the Business Administration Level 3 Standard
- You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed
- You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0070-v1-0
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English and Maths (grade 4)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). If you're a current Year 11 student, we will accept predicted grades but we may ask for proof of these as part of the application process. Apprenticeship start date might be sooner for the right candidate. The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
About this company
Taylor Bracewell Law Ltd is a reputed firm of solicitors with 2 offices in Doncaster. The firm deals with the practice areas of conveyancing, wills and probate, family law, employment law, disputes resolution and commercial property law. The firm provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere to all staff and has a history of successfully recruiting apprentices to its rolls, based on their performance. Some of the apprentices have now gone on to become fee earners in their own right.
After this apprenticeship
- Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher - level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate
- Past apprentices of the firm are now fee earners in our conveyancing and wills and probate departments
- We support further learning and some of our staff are working on Cilex qualifications to become solicitors
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Edward Corsi
edward.corsi@don.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329384.
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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 17 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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