- GMFJ Reference
96848
- Wages
£9.74 p/h
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
05/03/2019
- Start Date
23/09/2019
- Approx. Duration
2 Years
- Location
London
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Law
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Employer
Selfridges Retail Limited
Description
Selfridges is currently offering an individual the chance to join their Legal Team on a two-year Paralegal apprenticeship scheme. You will work four days a week as a paralegal supporting the Selfridges’ Legal team with admin and legal work, and you will spend one day a week working towards a Paralegal Level 3 Apprenticeship and a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education at BPP University.
As the only Paralegal in the team, you will be required to assist other team members with a wide range of legal and administrative work where required.
The role will include:
·Reviewing contracts and other legal documents
·Helping to update and maintain the concession database
·Document management including scanning and indexing
·Template management
·Legal research
·Assisting other areas of the business with legal queries
·Attending departmental training sessions
The role will be predominantly based at Selfridges' Head Office, which is a modern, accessible building. Candidates will need to be available to work during normal business hours (9am – 5.30pm) four days a week and will be required to attend classes at BPP in London one day a week (exact day and site to be confirmed).
For more information about this vacancy please contact BPP Professional Apprenticeships on 01133 500 333 (Ref ID: 96848)
- Excellent attention to detail and focus
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Commercial practical sense
- Works hard and efficiently
- Highly organised with good time management skills
- Strong IT skills; adapts to information systems quickly; able to use scanners
- A-Levels (or equivalent qualifications) at Grades (A-C achieved or predicted) totalling 112 UCAS Points.
- 5 GCSEs (A*-C) including Maths and English (or equivalent qualifications).
As a Paralegal Apprentice with BPP, you will complete the Paralegal Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. Additional learning within the apprenticeship will enable you to be awarded a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Services which can afford you exemptions from the first year of the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with BPP.
Your apprenticeship shall be delivered by a blend of online and face-to-face training from and on-the-job learning.
- Communication is clear and concise; listens well
- Knows when to make decisions, and when to seek guidance
- Takes accountability for all actions
- Strong business acumen and commercial awareness
- Has a courteous, considerate and respectful approach to others
- Team player
- An ambassador for the legal team
- Ability to adapt, change pace or direction and multi-task
- Has an open and honest approach including not being afraid to admit uncertainty or mistake
Subject to business need, the role may have the potential to extend to a Solicitor apprenticeship following successful completion of the Paralegal apprenticeship, therefore this could be an excellent opportunity for an individual who would like to pursue a career in law without attending university full-time.
Please ensure that you apply for the position as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The closing date is a rough guideline as to when an advert will close. The advert may close before the given closing date if the employer has filled the position(s).