Trainee Legal Secretary Apprentice

  • Company PARIS SMITH LLP
  • Location Hampshire, SO15 2AE
  • Type Apprenticeship
  • Salary £18,350.00 per year
  • Sector Business and administration
  • Ref NAS-2000063413
  • Application Deadline Date 07/12/2026
  • Start Date 01/02/2027
  • Positions Available 2
  • Working Week Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, with 1 hour lunch break.

Brief Description

As a Trainee Legal Secretary at Paris Smith, you’ll complete an 18-month programme leading to a Legal Secretary role. You’ll receive structured training, gain Business Administration Level 3 and Legal Terminology Level 2 qualifications, and experience a variety of departments, providing insight into areas of law and practice.

Training to be Provided

The Business Administration Level 3 training will take place online with a learner coach once a month throughout the apprenticeship programme. Every three months the apprentice will have a review with the learner coach and workplace mentor. 

Future Prospects

At the end of the programme, you will have the opportunity to become a departmental Legal Secretary. Further development would include on- the-job training/training courses relevant to the role. 
 

Vacancy Detail

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

  • Opening a file/closing a file
  • Conflict checks
  • Compliance - ID - Personal
  • Compliance - Company ID, Companies House, Experian
  • Audio typing
  • Scanning documents
  • Emails
  • Making appointments/co-ordination of diaries
  • Attending to clients in reception and over the telephone
  • Land registry portal/searches
  • Laser form - various for each department
  • Precedent letters, ie Terms of Business Letters/Letters of Authority etc
  • Requesting Deeds from storage
  • Typing and amending, formatting (including automatic numbering) and drafting documents and reports
  • Setting up documents using DocuSign

Other Information

We are looking for a candidate with GCSE grade (A-C) or equivalent (English and maths are essential), and A Level grades (A-C) or equivalent. We are also looking for a candidate local to the Southampton office; must be located within a 15-mile radius of SO15 2AE. 

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