Paralegal Apprentice (Salary £17,000)
MEDICAL SOLICITORS LIMITED
SHEFFIELD (S8 0TB)
Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025
Posted on 21 November 2025
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Summary
Medical Solicitors Limited have a very exciting and new opportunity for an Apprentice Paralegal to join their team working in the Sheffield office. The firm support individuals who have experienced medical negligence and their mission is to secure justice for their clients.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Paralegal (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(1 hour unpaid lunch break)
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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1
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
- Speaking with prospective new clients, taking full initial instructions and passing on to the screening fee earner
- File openings in relation to new business enquiries
- Providing a highly organsied and competent telephone operator service, internally and externally
- Researching legal questions around ongoing cases when required
- Applying for medical records and chasing up disclosure requests when they become overdue
- When necessary make up the post each day and deliver to the post office
- Drafting non-runner letters
- Drafting complaint letters
- Drafting proof of evidence
Company Benefits:
- Free onsite parking
- Enhanced company pension contributions where eligible
- Private medical insurance
- Contribution to gym membership fees (we pay up to 50% of reasonable monthly membership fees)
- 25 days holiday per year (full-time allowance – pro-rata for part-time employees) plus bank holidays
- Christmas closure between Christmas and New Year
Where you'll work
UNIT 3
ACORN BUSINESS PARK
WOODSEATS CLOSE
SHEFFIELD
S8 0TB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DAMAR LIMITED
Training course
Paralegal (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- assist in administering procedures using most effective channels to progress caseloads.
- conduct legal research using selected sources such as legal databases.
- solve legal technical problems within their remit and escalating as needed.
- present findings from legal research in line with organisational expectations.
- assist in applying the principles of Law to stakeholder cases.
- assist with legal matters and transactions within the organisation.
- communicate using plain English to provide clarification and explanation of the legal process and standard legal terms.
- organise and administer workflow such as legal files, case management and accounting systems to progress work within service level expectations.
- carry out file management activities such as prepare and collate bundles, take and file accurate notes, close and review files, maintain databases and version control.
- use a range of digital tools and technologies, for example to draft legal documents, conduct legal research, carry out data analysis and collaborate with others.
- apply fraud protection measures and cyber security procedures in relation to transactions, keeping up to date with approaches.
- undertake activities to ensure a clear picture of a stakeholder’s needs and risks throughout legal transactions.
- assess risks and benefits to the stakeholder of different options and making recommendations to senior team members to ensure that they work in the stakeholders’ best interests.
- assist in administering procedures using most effective channels to progress caseloads.
- conduct legal research using selected sources such as legal databases.
- solve legal technical problems within their remit and escalating as needed.
- present findings from legal research in line with organisational expectations.
- assist in applying the principles of Law to stakeholder cases.
- assist with legal matters and transactions within the organisation.
- communicate using plain English to provide clarification and explanation of the legal process and standard legal terms.
- organise and administer workflow such as legal files, case management and accounting systems to progress work within service level expectations.
- carry out file management activities such as prepare and collate bundles, take and file accurate notes, close and review files, maintain databases and version control.
- use a range of digital tools and technologies, for example to draft legal documents, conduct legal research, carry out data analysis and collaborate with others.
- apply fraud protection measures and cyber security procedures in relation to transactions, keeping up to date with approaches.
- undertake activities to ensure a clear picture of a stakeholder’s needs and risks throughout legal transactions.
- assess risks and benefits to the stakeholder of different options and making recommendations to senior team members to ensure that they work in the stakeholders’ best interests.
Training schedule
Paralegal Level 3 Apprenticeship standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
About this employer
Medical Solicitors help people who have suffered Clinical or Medical Negligence get the compensation they deserve. The organisation are specialists in what they do and provide the best legal and the highest standards of client care.
After this apprenticeship
- Litigation Assistant– supporting a senior fee earner and handling a small, low value, caseload of their own, if there is a business need at the time the learning is complete
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAMAR LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000767.
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Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025
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