LEXLAW is a legal practice of London Solicitors working with leading London Barristers who operate from legal chambers located in the ancient Middle Temple (Inn of Court), near the Royal Courts of Justice. They specialise mainly in litigation, crime, taxation and winding up petitions. As a legal apprentice, you will support the firm’s solicitors and barristers and follow their guidance whilst yourself training to qualify as a lawyer.

LEXLAW work closely with theChartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), and a London-basedfurther education collegeto offer the ‘Level 3 CILEx Paralegal Apprenticeship’ and the opportunity to progress onto the’Level 6 CILEx Professional Higher Diploma in Law and Practice’.

You will need to have the confidence to deal with both individual lawyers and legal teams. You will work in the Legal Support Team and need to be reliable, adaptable, conscientious, and able to work to instructions.

After you have completed the apprenticeship, the successful apprentices will be invited to progress onto the next level of their apprenticeship with the main goal of becoming a qualified lawyer via the CILEX legal executive qualification. From there, with the necessary further training and exams, it is possible to cross-qualify as a solicitor or barrister.

Whats involved?

Key Tasks and Duties:

• Administration of files
• To support the team and individual fee earners, with administrative tasks and action work
• Answering phone calls and greeting clients
• Liaising with clients, including the receipt of key documents
• Liaising with Chambers and mediation venues
• Filing documents at Court where necessary
• Provide team support with data entry and renewal information
• Opening new application instructions accurately and within service standards

Required qualifications

Minimum of 5 GCSE grades A*-C including both Maths and English (or equivalent)
One or more A levels (or equivalent) would be an advantage