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Apprentice Business Administrator

  • Employer: Watson Ramsbottom Limited
  • Location: Blackburn
  • Vacancy Ref: 00001751
  • Weekly wage: £375.00
  • Hours per week: 35
  • Sector: Business

This vacancy is for an Apprentice Business Administrator based in Darwen.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience dealing internal and external customers with whilst gaining on the job qualifications.

This role is to ensure that all post completion work is carried out for the Conveyancing teams in a timely manner. As the role progresses, the post holder will learn additional skills to assist with duties which will further enhance support and enable the fee earners to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities given below. The Clerk is expected to use a high degree of self–management and initiative.

Main duties and requirements

  • Manage a diary system to ensure registrations are completed ahead of the Land Registry deadline.
  • Preparation and submission of registrations (Form AP1) to the Land Registry.
  • Prepare and submit Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) forms to HMRC, if applicable.
  • Dispatch office copy entries together with title deeds to clients, lender clients and any third parties requiring copies.
  • Prepare and send letter to lenders to provide updates on registrations.
  • Attend clients, primarily on the telephone, and provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in–keeping with the Company?s standards for client care.
  • Diarise all requisition deadlines received and to respond to the same within the time frames provided by the Land Registry.
  • Dealing with serving any Notices that may need serving on the Management Company and also obtaining the necessary Certificate of Compliances in order to deal with and comply with any restriction on the title register.
  • Ensure completed files are closed and sent to storage following completion and liaise with fee earners to ensure any balances are rectified in a timely manner.
  • Ensure all New Home Build Warranties are submitted and incepted as soon as possible, if applicable.
  • Liaise with the Help to Buy post completion team to ensure undertakings are adhered to in a timely manner.
  • Ensure the confidentiality of all the Company?s and the Company?s clients? information and documentation.
  • Contribute as a team member and provide sickness and other absence cover for other members of the team when required.
  • Contribute as a team member in the continual review of efficiencies within the department.
  • On occasion work such hours outside normal hours of employment as the Company considers necessary to meet the needs of the business.

Training to be provided

  • L3 BTEC Diploma in Business Administration

About Watson Ramsbottom Limited

The practice was formed following the merger in 2003 between Watsons Solicitors of Darwen and Ramsbottom & Co. with offices in Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington and Great Harwood. We later acquired Carters Solicitors in Pontefract, Quinn and Co in Chorley and Steeles Solicitors, which has offices in Clitheroe and Barnoldswick.

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