Business Administration Apprentice

About Faculty of Advocates:

The Scottish Bar is one of Scotland’s most ancient and prestigious institutions with a membership of about 460 practising Advocates. Most advocates are supported in their professional practices by Practice Managers/Advocates’ Clerks employed by Faculty Services Limited.

Faculty of Advocates are looking for a Business Administration Apprentice to join their team based in Edinburgh to help their Training and Education Department.

Responsibilities: 

• Administer and take responsibility for incoming mail and document processing, including postal mail, fee processing batches, and invoices
• Combine, split or rearranging of digital papers for Advocates
• Distribution of Advocates' incoming and outgoing mail with accuracy
• Arranging courier services for Advocates and Clerks
• Provide additional secretarial support to clerks within the Stables
• Cover reception duties in the Advocates Clerks' office
• Monitoring of Criminal Justice Secure Email and distribution of court minutes to Clerks
• Maintain printer hardware within Clerking area and report issues to Xerox/service desk when appropriate

What do you need to succeed?

An interest in administration.

Salary: £13,741 - £18,200 per annum (depending on age).

Working week: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.

Benefits: 

• 30 days annual leave
• 6 days public holiday
• Health insurance – Vitality
• Pension scheme – Royal London (9% employer contribution)
• Critical illness
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Flexitime
• Employee assistance programme

Future prospects:

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

Important information:

This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer.  Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work.  They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support.

Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role.

On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 6. 

If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time APPLY NOW!