Paralegal Apprenticeship

Acorn Solicitors LLP

TAUNTON (TA1 3PY)

Closes in 23 days (Sunday 8 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 May 2025

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Summary

Are you enthusiastic and hard-working, seeking to become a paralegal? As the first point of contact you will be a friendly face to welcome our clients. You will also undertake a wide range of legal administration duties. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a paralegal qualification at a forward thinking, growing family firm of Solicitors.

Wage

£14,560 a year

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Salary may be negotiable, depending on the candidate.

Training course
Paralegal (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 1 hour for lunch.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • Answering telephones, dealing with voicemails
  • Welcoming clients to the office
  • Scanning documents
  • Archiving files
  • Filing Deeds, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Wills
  • Photocopying
  • Opening new matters and setting up files
  • Post and Banking
  • Legal Research
  • Typing legal documents via Dictation
  • Petty Cash- doing the monthly record
  • Storage of Client ID photocopying, storing away
  • Stationery ordering
  • Assisting with legal cases
  • General office admin

Where you'll work

50 UPPER HIGH STREET
TAUNTON
TA1 3PY

Training

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

College or training organisation

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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

  • You will be pursuing a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard as a Paralegal, through Weston College
  • As part of this program, you will attend Weston College as instructed by the college
  • An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
  • At the conclusion of your program, your qualification will be assessed through an End Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 3 Other GCSEs (grade 4/C+)
  • English (grade 4/C+)
  • Maths (grade 4/C+)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Law, English or Business Studies (grade C)

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
  • Initiative
  • Ability to work under pressure

Other requirements

A Levels or equivalent in Law, English or Business Studies would be preferred but not required. Within the first month, you will: Be familiar with accounts system and where documents are stored. Confident in dealing with telephone calls and passing on messages. Able to archive files. Confident scanning and copying documents. Franking post. Familiarity with names and roles of all members of staff.

About this company

Acorn Solicitors is a family firm of Solicitors with offices in Taunton and Street. They specialise in Conveyancing, Wills and Probate, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection law. The firm is 16 years old and the two partners are David Sinclair and his mother Jill Sinclair. The firm is committed to giving younger people a chance to start in the law and has had 10 previous apprentices 4 of whom still work at the firm and 3 work for other law firms as paralegals. The firm strives to improve through constant improvements and aims to create a positive working environment for everyone.

https://acornsolicitors.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Paralegal positions in the firm and possible further training towards either being a solicitor, legal executive or licenced conveyancer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Naomi Judge

naomi.judge@weston.ac.uk

01934411594

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320459.

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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 8 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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