The role
We have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start their career an Apprentice Administrative Assistant. Based in our Manchester office, this role would suit an individual who is looking to gain hands on experience in a professional services environment. You will be working alongside the Private Client team, who are a close-knit team of highly regarded experts in their field.
In this role, you will be an integral part of the team. You will be heavily relied upon for efficiently coordinating all administrative tasks, acting as the glue to connect the dots across a wider national network. We are looking for an individual who has a natural flair for organisation, good attention to detail and is passionate about process improvements. Your role plays a significant part in ensuring we can continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients. It's important to see how your daily tasks contribute to this wider goal. To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate good time management to prioritise tasks. Additionally, you are an effective communicator, comfortable interacting with team members at various levels of seniority
If you're looking to build a lasting career with a respected professional services firm, this role offers excellent opportunities for growth and development. Alongside your role you will work towards achieving a Level 3 in Business Administration qualification with our provider Damar.
You will support Senior team members with:
- Scheduling various meetings.
- Efficiently filing and maintaining current documents on the internal case management system
- Closing files and recording any documents being sent for storage
- Typing documents, such as letters
- Processing any relevant paperwork
- Maintaining and developing relevant spreadsheets for the team
- Making calls to clients and third parties, recording information as appropriate
- Billing
- Supporting the team with answering any queries from the wider business
- Any other general administrative tasks
The team
We are proud to have a highly qualified Private Client team within Gateley who work side-by-side with our business lawyers. We work regularly with ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, business owners and entrepreneurs, family businesses and corporate professionals on private wealth and family legal matters, providing the same high-quality service and insight as they would expect in their business lives.
The person
Please note we are looking for candidates for this apprenticeship to start as soon as possible
Applicants will need to have at least five GCSE's graded A* - C/9-4, or equivalent. No previous experience is necessary; we will provide full training and support for these roles. We continue to develop and evolve our proposition and are looking for individuals with a 'can do' mentality to join the team and contribute to this wider goal.
Applicants should also be able to demonstrate:
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Strong time management skills, being able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
- The ability to work independently when required but also as part of a wider team.
- A keen interest in administration and a desire to learn and grow professionally.
- Strong organisational skills, paying particular attention to detail.
- Good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and ability to work with spreadsheets
- Discretion and professionalism
About You
About Us
The benefits
With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.
We are Gateley
We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.
The 'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, inclusion and well being
Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.
