Wills, Trusts and Probate Business Administrator Apprentice

MLP Law

About us

MLP Law is an ambitious innovative proactive law firm, which has offices in Altrincham, Leeds, Lymm and Manchester. We provide a full range of legal services to corporate and private clients acting as trusted advisers seeking to add value at every possible stage.

We’re here to provide our clients peace of mind and deliver successful outcomes for them.
We care about our clients and will do our very best to solve their problems, help them achieve their goals and benefit from our professional expertise.

We expect you to do your best for our clients, whatever that takes, and to be one-step ahead of them in identifying how we can help them.

Our culture

As a member of the Good Employment Charter, we uphold the highest set of employment standards.

We have a Mental Health & Wellbeing team who organise events, recently office yoga and provide educational resources and support.

We organise monthly socials and bigger quarterly socials (including a Christmas Do) for all employees to get together. We offer a range of activities and events to get involved with, recent socials including Flight Club, Escape the Van, and even a Halloween Ghost Walk through Altrincham!

Apprenticeships

As an innovative firm, we encourage and support the development of apprenticeships within the legal sector. At present, we have a solicitor apprentice, paralegal apprentice and a business administrator apprentice.

‘As an apprentice or trainee at MLP Law, the partners and lawyers invest their time to help you to grow and achieve your goals with training and encouragement. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities and support I have received from MLP Law on my journey to qualification as a solicitor.’ – Sophie Lennon, Solicitor Apprentice

About the role

We will support you throughout the learning journey, to learn and develop the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviours to achieve the apprenticeship. The role will involve working within our Wills, Trusts & Probate team, managed by Jane Hunter our Private Client Partner, assisting our lawyers with their caseloads. Your support and assistance will help contribute to the overall success of the team and the firm.

We will work with you to support your career ambitions, we will enable you to work to the best of your ability and realise your potential within a supportive, entrepreneurial and ambitious environment.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with opening and archiving files (both physical and electronic files).
• Drafting and formatting letters and documents.
• Corresponding with clients by phone and email.
• Organising client and departmental meetings.
• Note taking during client and internal meetings.
• Raising and sending out invoices and assisting in chasing debtors.
• Preparing monthly reports on billing within the department.
• Processing payments in and out (by cheque and bank transfer).
• Assistance in original documents and deeds storage and collection.
• Assisting with marketing campaigns.

Candidate requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s Grades A-C or 4-9 including Maths and English
• Ability to travel to both our Altrincham Office and Lymm Office
• Understanding of Office Management systems (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel etc.)
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to multitask
• Problem solving skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well in a team
• Professional and friendly

Job Type: Apprenticeship

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Altrincham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/08/2023