Paralegal Apprentice (Salary £17,000)
GREENHALGH KERR SOLICITORS LIMITED
Liverpool (L3 4AF)
Closes on Friday 22 August 2025
Posted on 8 July 2025
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Summary
Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors have a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Paralegal Apprentice in their busy Finance Recoveries Team. You will join a supportive, collaborative environment where the team are happy, positive and approachable. Their 50 staff benefit from a solid support structure and vastly experienced leadership.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Paralegal (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm with a 30-minute break for lunch
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- 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
Main responsibilities:
- Setting up new cases by entering information into our case management system and scanning and saving documents
- Printing and collating letters and claim packs
- Recording deadlines in calendars
- Emailing clients and debtors
- Calling courts to chase claims
- Taking calls from debtors and clients to discuss the case
Company Benefits:
- Wellbeing program
- Relaxed dress code
- Career pathway
- Opportunity for flexible working further into the role
Where you'll work
Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock
Liverpool
L3 4AF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DAMAR LIMITED
Your 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.
Your training plan
Paralegal Apprenticeship Standard Level 3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
5 x GCSE including English and maths (grade 9-4/A*-C or above)A Level in:
3 x A-Levels (grade A* - D)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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
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.
About this company
Greenhalgh Kerr are not a traditional law firm. They are a successful, growing, modern, commercial business as well as a nationwide reputation for specialising in debt recovery litigation. Greenhalgh Kerr operate in three areas: Finance; Local Authority; and Housing. Finance clients range from small and medium-sized lenders, through to some of the country’s leading credit providers.
After this apprenticeship
Completion of the Level 3 Apprenticeship can lead to further legal studies.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAMAR LIMITED
Sabina Adam
sabina.adam@damartraining.com
07566 289 979
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330574.
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Closes on Friday 22 August 2025
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