- Employer:
- Blake Morgan LLP
- Location:
- Blake Morgan Llp, One Central Square, Central Square, CF10 1FS, United Kingdom.
- Pay:
- £15,000 per year
- Hours of work:
- 31-40 hours per week
- Training provider:
- Cardiff and Vale College
- Level:
- Apprenticeship (Level 3)
- Sector:
- Legal and Financial Services
- Pathway:
- Legal Services
- Possible start date:
- 01 March 2026
- Closing date:
- 31 January 2026
- Positions available:
- 1
- Vacancy ID:
- 6773
About the apprenticeship
Duties
• Dealing with instructions from assigned fee earners
• Assist and work cooperatively with other team members to provide support to other/non-assigned fee earners as appropriate
• Prompt administration of files including:
• Opening files – running conflict checks, obtaining AML documents, creating the e-file and all relevant sub-files
• Initial conduct of matters – preparing template letters of engagement and terms of business
• Ongoing conduct of matters & updating reports accordingly
• Closing files – organising deeds/documents and accounts/billing, archiving
• Organisation of documents including printing and bundling of documents and engrossments, scanning and organising e-files, timely sending counterparts to relevant parties and/or uploading to relevant client extranets
• Accounts/billing responsibilities including dealing with accounts on receipts for monies in and out in accordance with our regulatory requirements, preparing Work In Progress reports, allocating disbursements to matters, preparing draft bills for fee earners' approval, managing bill issuance process
• Collating, analysis and reporting of data as required by fee earners/clients
• Diary management to include conference and meeting arrangements
• Other ad hoc duties as required by fee earners
• Attend and participate in legal training sessions
• Participate with Business & Development/Marketing as appropriate
Requirements
Skills
• Excellent organisational skills are essential
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
• Confidentiality and discretion are fundamental
• Good writing and IT skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexible attitude and strong work ethic
• Capable of managing a varied and demanding workload
• Proactive and positive 'can do' attitude
• Previous administration experience would be advantageous
• Willingness to learn and improve
Qualifications
Good spread of GCSE’s (4-9), including Maths and English
Language
- Welsh Spoken Skills:
- No
- Welsh Written Skills:
- No
Course details
- Training provider:
- Cardiff and Vale College
- Training provider course:
- Trainee Paralegal
About the employer
Blake Morgan Llp, One Central Square
Central Square
Cardiff
Cardiff
CF10 1FS
Disability confident
No, we are not part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.
Please note that all apprenticeships are open to everyone. However, some organisations have worked to achieve Disability Confident accreditation. You should always apply for the apprenticeship you feel best suited to.
Interview arrangements
The interview process will start as soon as suitable candidates have been identified. We will notify you in advance if you are required to carry out a drafting exercise/skills test as part of the interview process.
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