Business Services Apprentice (Harbottle & Lewis LLP) in City of Westminster

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to begin their career across a variety of business services groups of a full service law firm. Each Apprentice will move between four different departments: Compliance; People & Culture; Innovation; and Business Development & Marketing, completing 6 months “seats” in each area. During each seat you will play a valuable role supporting the team with their administrative tasks, get exposure to projects whilst fully embedding yourself in a high performing team. The role requires someone who will fully commit to the 20% off-the-job training provided by our chosen training provider alongside their normal day-to-day role.

Role Details

• Full time. 35 hours per week. Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm. 1 hour for lunch.

Duties

• Undertake administrative tasks supporting the relevant teams and processes such as maintaining electronic filing systems, answering both internal and external queries and escalating where relevant, arranging meetings and assisting with events.
• Administer any financial processes in line with firm policies including processing invoices and expenses.
• Produce correspondence and reports under supervision and direction of senior team members.
• Minute taking at meetings.
• Data input and data cleansing of internal systems, ensuring accuracy at all times for reporting and evaluation purposes.
• Conduct and prepare research relating to the various areas of specialism within each team.
• Build and improve on existing administrative processes.
• Support colleagues on any other ad hoc work and projects as required.

Future Prospects

Whilst the role is a 24 month fixed term contract, if there is a suitable vacant position when the apprenticeship training concludes and the candidate has completed all of their required training, they will be considered as a potential candidate for the role. This is of course dependent on the needs of the business.

Training Provided

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace. Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Skills Required

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to form good working relationships.
• Good organisational skills to enable independent workload management, completing tasks in line with set deadlines.
• Strong IT skills to include knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel & Outlook.

Personal Qualities

• A team player who will proactively contribute to a friendly and supportive work environment.
• Pro-active, helpful and willing, with a “can do” attitude.
• Adaptable with excellent attention to detail.
• Courteous and efficient.
• Someone who is curious to learn and develop.
• Professional and conscientious, taking a pride in doing the job well.

Qualifications Required

5 GCSEs grade 4 - 9 (A* - C) or equivalent, to include English and Maths.

Dates

• Closing Date: 26/06/2026
• Start Date: 01/09/2026
• Interview Date: 09/06/2026