Financial Legal Assistant Apprenticeship

DAVID BARNEY AND COMPANY LLP

STEVENAGE (SG1 3EE)

Closes on Friday 31 July 2026

Posted on 25 June 2026

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Summary

Join the team to take your first step into the legal sector as a financial legal assistant apprentice. The apprentice will be working and learning in a small but busy legal firm to assist the accounts team and finance manager in ensuring all financial and accounting processes within the firm run smoothly and efficiently. 

Wage

£20,600 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.30pm, Fridays 9am to 4.30pm. Lunch 1pm to 2pm

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

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

  • Entering and reconciling financial transactions including daily procedures
  • Supporting billing and credit control, both private and Legal Aid
  • Carrying out other administrative tasks to support the efficient running of the accounts department

Where you'll work

STEVENDALE HOUSE
PRIMETT ROAD
STEVENAGE
SG1 3EE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

Online training on a weekly basis, this will take place in the office

More training information

You will be supported by the finance manager on your learning journey

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 4)
  • Mathematics (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Business (grade 4)

A Level in:

  • Business (grade C)
  • Mathematics (grade C)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • DBS Check to be passed
  • Anti Money Laundering check

About this employer

We are a long established busy high street solicitors firm based in Stevenage. We pride ourselves on communciations with our clients and quality of service. We also have a great team environment. 

https://www.davidbarney.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Contributions to NEST pension

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • There is the possibility for the successful candicate to be considered for progression to further training within Institute of Finanacial Mangement once acheived relevant qualifications

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAVID BARNEY AND COMPANY LLP

Deborah Feely

debbiefeely@davidbarney.co.uk

01438314281

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038703.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 31 July 2026