Business Admin Apprentice
Kennedy Hunter Solicitors
Cleckheaton (BD19 5EY)
Closes in 14 days (Saturday 11 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 September 2025
Contents
Summary
An opportunity to work for a solicitors in Bradford - Kennedy Hunters as a Business Admin. This will involve supporting the solicitors with paperwork and phone calls.
- Wage
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£15,115.10 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, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
38 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 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
- Assisting with filing, scanning, and photocopying legal documents and correspondence
- Maintaining accurate client records and case files, both digitally and physically
- Managing incoming and outgoing mail, including legal notices and confidential documents
- Answering telephone calls professionally and directing enquiries to the appropriate solicitor or department
- Scheduling appointments, meetings, and court dates using internal systems
Where you'll work
36 Westgate
Cleckheaton
BD19 5EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD 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
- 1 day per month at college
- All work uploaded to Aptem
- Assessor to visit workplace once every 6 weeks
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or C)
- Maths (grade 4 or 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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
Kennedy Hunter Solicitors is a specialised practice, with partners who bring extensive experience from both the Claimant and Defendant sides of legal matters. Having previously worked at Legal 500 city firms, both partners realised there was a lack of practices that specialised in both Claimant and Defendant work and therefore they established Kennedy Hunter Solicitors in 2025. Kennedy Hunter Solicitors is dedicated to providing expert legal services across a variety of practice areas. Specializing in personal injury, clinical negligence, housing disrepair, landlord and tenant matters, and dispute resolution, we are committed to delivering high-quality legal representation with a focus on client care and achieving the best possible outcomes
After this apprenticeship
- Potential full time permanent position
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Nathan
N.Roebuck@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343980.
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Closes in 14 days (Saturday 11 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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