Legal Administrator / Business Admin Apprentice
GD LEGAL SOLICITORS LTD
SWINTON (M27 6DB)
Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
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Summary
We have the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a stimulating and rewarding career, to gain hands on experience and to progress in an expanding law firm. The successful applicant will join a busy, friendly team supporting the running of a full and varied caseload of freehold and leasehold sales and purchases from start to finish.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
37 hours per week
Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Land Registry– Obtaining OC1s etc.
- ID Checks
- Chasing forms from the other side solicitors and clients
- Carrying out TR1s
- Ensuring SDLT is completed on time
- Managing client expectations
- Effectively work with the fee-earner to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner
- Work well with the fee-earner and be result-orientated
- Promote good relations with other members of staff and facilitate teamwork
Where you'll work
LOWRY MILL
2ND FLOOR
LEES STREET
SWINTON
M27 6DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
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
Apprentice training will be delivered within the workplace, the apprentice will be allocated 6 hours out of their working week to complete any apprenticeship training/coursework/assignments etc.
More training information
Training provider is Apprenticeships at Salford City College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Demonstrate focus
- Able to work to targets
- Professional and assertive
- Written and spoken English
- Experience of telephone work
- Self-motivated
- Interest in Law
- Interest in Conveyancing
About this employer
GD Property Solicitors is a law firm of the current times with large investments already made into technology based systems to make property transactions easy for our customers, with the mindset of putting our customers at the front of everything we do. At GD Property Solicitors our mission is to give clients access to a competitively priced and trustworthy conveyancing service.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression available upon successful completion of Level 3 Apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Abbie Thomson
abbie.thomson@salfordcc.ac.uk
07712512584
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342087.
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Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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