Business Administrator Apprentice (Lester Aldridge LLP)
LESTER ALDRIDGE LLP
Dorset (BH8 8EX)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 20 March 2026)
Posted on 19 February 2026
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Summary
Are you looking to build a career in Trusts? We are looking for a detail-driven and client-focused Trusts Administrator to join our highly regarded Private Client team.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 30 March 2026
- 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
This is a fantastic opportunity to build a fantastic career in Trust law, manage a varied caseload, and develop your expertise in a supportive, professional environment.
If you’re highly organised, proactive, and keen to deliver exceptional client service, this role offers the chance to take real ownership of your work while being supported to grow your skills.
If you’re highly organised, proactive, and keen to deliver exceptional client service, this role offers the chance to take real ownership of your work while being supported to grow your skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the drafting of deeds relating to the creation, variation, and termination of trusts.
- Carry out day-to-day trust administration, liaising with trustees, beneficiaries, and third parties.
- Monitor and manage trust assets, including financial accounts and investments, and liaise with investment managers.
- Maintain accurate trust records both internally and on HMRC’s Trust Registration Service (TRS), including registering new trusts.
- Oversee trust terminations, including preparing deeds of appointment, inheritance tax accounts, trustee statements, and distributions to beneficiaries.
- Support the tax team with trust accounting data entry, reconciliations, and arranging tax payments.
- Prepare annual trustee policy statements and assist with trust reviews and trustee meetings.
- Manage property insurance for trust assets (commercial and residential).
- Keep updated lists of trusts administered by the firm and maintain a calendar of key dates.
- Maintain records for the firm’s trust corporation, including director ID, external accounts, and involvement in trust matters.
- Deliver excellent client service, responding promptly and professionally to enquiries.
- Manage time recording, quarterly billing, and maintain efficient cost control.
- Keep up to date with changes in trust law, legislation, and best practice.
- Provide research and administrative support to solicitors on trust-related matters.
Where you'll work
Russell House
Oxford Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
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
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Time management skills
- Prioritise under pressure
- Empathetic and client-focused
- Professional
- credible and tactful
- Written communication skills
- Positive
- Enthusiastic
- Collaborative team player
- Flexible approach
Other requirements
- A desire to grow a career in trust law, with an interest in working towards STEP qualification (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners).
About this employer
At Lester Aldridge, we are proud of our reputation and history. We can trace our origins back to 1796 and have grown to be one of the largest law firms in the South, with a national reputation in many areas of law. As well as our Bournemouth head office, we also have offices in Southampton and London, meaning we can offer our clients city expertise at regional rates.
We are known for our ability to offer top-quality advice in a straightforward way, making us accessible and easy to deal with, on a regional, national and international basis.
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every client has their own unique requirements and we tailor our ways of working by thoroughly understanding their business or personal circumstances.
We believe that through listening to our client’s needs, concerns and expectations that we can deliver a solution that is innovative, realistic and delivers the optimal result for our client.
Company benefits
- Celebration day to be used freely.
- Pension contributions.
- Perkbox subscription.
- Learning & Development opportunities.
- Free city centre parking.
After this apprenticeship
Opportunity to grow and develop a career in our Private Client team. This isn't a legal role, but it will give you unique knowledge in Trusts, and the rare experience of getting this knowledge within a law firm as opposed to an Financial Advisory firm.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016893.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 20 March 2026)
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