Legal Administrator Apprentice (Salary £23,000)
THE WILKES PARTNERSHIP LLP
West Midlands (B3 2RT)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 5 December 2025)
Posted on 14 November 2025
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Summary
As a valued member of the team, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring that all fee earners across 3 offices receive quality support at all times across a variety of legal areas, from private client work to corporate law. Your skills will be put to use on diverse tasks, making your role both dynamic and rewarding.
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 9:15am to 5:15pm
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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:
- Typing and preparing correspondence, documents, and forms
- Opening, updating and closing matter files and recording client data
- Preparing bills and the financial documentation
- Maintaining good organisation of new and ongoing files using an electronic case management system (Tikit)
- Lunch cover for Birmingham office reception
Company Benefits:
- Additional leave and paid volunteer time
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programmes
- Company pension and life insurance
- Employee discounts and company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Referral programme
Where you'll work
41 Church Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 2RT
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
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.
Training schedule
Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard with Legal Pathway.
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
Wilkes is an award winning, full-service, UK law firm operating from the Midlands region with offices in central Birmingham and Solihull. For business clients, both national and international, they provide leading-edge legal support in company and commercial, M&A and corporate finance, employment, real estate, planning, infrastructure and regulatory, property litigation, commercial litigation, commercial recovery and insolvency services. For private individuals, they provide a full range of legal services including wills, trusts and probate, tax planning, residential conveyancing, dispute resolution, court of protection, notary services, personal injury, clinical negligence and family law.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successfully completing the apprenticeship programme, you’ll have the opportunity to progress into a secretarial role within the team or explore different areas of law. This is an excellent chance to expand your skills and gain exposure to a variety of legal practices.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAMAR LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349617.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 5 December 2025)
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