Legal Administration Apprentice (Salary £19,000)
MOGERS DREWETT SERVICES LIMITED
SHERBORNE (DT9 3DP)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 6 June 2025)
Posted on 7 May 2025
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Summary
A great opportunity to join the team at Mogers Drewett where you will be playing a pivotal role providing and facilitating a face to face and telephone support service to colleagues, clients and professional contacts of the business.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm (1 hour break for lunch)
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 June 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:
- Building maintenance point of contact
- 1st response to troubleshooting and day-to-day problem solving for SOS (Case Management system) and IT issues in conjunction with Operations Director and / or IT support providers
- 1st response to troubleshooting and day-to-day problem solving for facilities (phones, photocopiers etc.) in conjunction with Operations Manager.
- Assist Operations Manager in ensuring Health and Safety procedures are maintained throughout the office.
- Providing reception cover during lunch breaks and covering absence
- Providing administration support for internal teams if cover is required.
Company Benefits:
- 25 days holiday per year, plus a day off for your birthday if it falls on a working day
- 2 days' extra paid time off at Christmas from the partners
- Cash back health scheme from day 1
- Access to discounts (including gym membership) and vouchers
- Life assurance and option to join private medical after 6 months qualifying service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted wills and conveyancing after probation
Where you'll work
SPRING HOUSE
EAST MILL LANE
SHERBORNE
DT9 3DP
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
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
Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard with Legal Pathways
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
5 x GCSE including English and maths (grade 4/C and above)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
- Team working
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
Leading Southwest legal and financial planning firm that takes pride in building long term client relationships with a strong reputation thanks to our exceptional people. The central operations team play a crucial part in helping the smooth running of the firm whether as first point of contact for clients and contacts or supporting colleagues.
After this apprenticeship
Mogers Drewett will explore career aspirations and how they can help realise those with the individual across their time with the team.
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 VAC1000319048.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 6 June 2025)
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