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Business Services Apprentice
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to begin their career across a variety of business services groups of a full-service law firm. Each Apprentice will move between four different departments: Compliance; People & Culture; Innovation; and Business Development & Marketing, completing 6-month “seats” in each area. During each seat, you will play a valuable role supporting the team with their administrative tasks, get exposure to projects, and fully embed yourself in a high-performing team. The role requires someone who will fully commit to the 20% off-the-job training provided by our chosen training provider alongside their normal day-to-day role. Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Requirements
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4 or equivalent)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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- Undertake administrative tasks supporting the relevant teams and processes such as maintaining electronic filing systems, answering both internal and external queries and escalating where relevant, arranging meetings and assisting with events
- Administer any financial processes in line with firm policies, including processing invoices and expenses
- Produce correspondence and reports under supervision and direction of senior team members
- Minute taking at meetings
- Data input and data cleansing of internal systems, ensuring accuracy at all times for reporting and evaluation purposes
- Conduct and prepare research relating to the various areas of specialism within each team
- Build and improve on existing administrative processes
- Support colleagues on any other ad hoc work and projects as required
Benefits
- The role is a 24-month fixed-term contract.
- If there is a suitable vacant position when the apprenticeship training concludes and the candidate has completed all of their required training, they will be considered as a potential candidate for the role. This is of course dependent on the needs of the business.
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About Harbottle & Lewis
Harbottle & Lewis is a full-service law firm based in London's West End. Our clients range from start-ups to multinational companies, from household names to private individuals and their family offices. For over 70 years, we have acted for some of the most creative, talented, and successful people, businesses, and corporates across all of their legal needs. We are well known for our stand-out expertise in the Technology, Media, and Entertainment sectors. This sector knowledge is very much in the DNA of our firm. But our capabilities spread far wider than that. Whether we are talking about wealth, relationships, or information, our private capital expertise enables us to support our clients, as well as to help them successfully develop, grow, and protect their assets. We are an award-winning law firm and regularly poll highly in RollOnFriday's annual Best Law Firms to Work At survey. At Harbottle & Lewis, everyone operates at the top of their discipline, and we only hire people who share our clients' entrepreneurial values and focus on excellence.
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