Business Administration Apprentice - Hopkins Solicitors
HOPKINS SOLICITORS
MANSFIELD (NG19 7AE)
Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 30 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Hopkins Solicitors is seeking a motivated Business Administration Apprentice to learn within a supportive legal environment while contributing to the smooth running of a busy, well-established solicitors.
- Wage
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£15,704 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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Full-time, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with general administrative tasks across the office
- Supporting the property team with filing, scanning, photocopying, and document preparation
- Handling incoming and outgoing post and organising files
- Answering telephone calls and directing enquiries to the appropriate team member
- Helping with diary organisation, appointments, and internal communication
- Learning to prepare and update basic legal documents under supervision
- Providing support to colleagues and contributing to the smooth running of the office
Where you'll work
EDEN COURT
CROW HILL DRIVE
MANSFIELD
NG19 7AE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOTTINGHAM 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
You will be required to attend the City Hub campus one Monday each month to join the other apprentices. During this session, you will receive work to complete over the month, which will then be marked with feedback provided. You will also have one-to-one reviews every 4–6 weeks via Teams, along with additional tasks set by your employer, either on Teams or face-to-face. Review meetings with your assessor and employer will take place every 12 weeks, held either in person or via Teams.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Hopkins Solicitors is a full-service law firm supporting both individuals and businesses, with 6 offices across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We have been offering expert legal support to our local communities since 1913.
We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), hold Professional Indemnity Insurance and our staff are accredited members of the Law Society, Lexcel and APIL.
We provide award winning client care and are proud that our teams continue to achieve one of the highest client satisfaction scores across all of the UK’s legal and professional services industries.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for permanent role upon successful completion of apprenticeship if available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002970.
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Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 30 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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