Legal Operations Apprentice - Reading Borough Council
Reading Borough Council
Curious how law and local government work behind the scenes? Join Reading Borough Council as a Legal Operations Apprentice: gain hands-on admin, finance and systems experience, build practical skills, earn a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship and boost your career in 22 months.
Reading Borough Council is recruiting a Legal Operations Apprentice to join its Legal Operations Team to provide high-quality business support across the council and within the Joint Legal Shared Service. This fixed-term, full-time role (22 months, 37 hours/week) offers practical experience in administration, finance tasks and systems support while you work towards a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship.
Day-to-day duties include processing financial transactions, taking minutes, supporting IT/system queries, records management, assisting with purchase orders and invoicing, supporting supplier set-up, and administering the legal case management system, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. The role is varied and designed to develop strong transferable administration and systems skills.
The council offers a supportive and flexible working environment with hybrid working (up to 2 days remote per week), a competitive salary, pension, generous holiday entitlement, and additional employee benefits. For more information contact Harjit Bains, Legal Operations Manager via email: harjit.
bains@reading. gov. uk.
Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship
19 Nov 2025
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- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- A willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and processes.
- Experience in finance administration, data management, or legal operations is desirable but not essential.
- Full time availability (37 hours per week).
£24,309 per year
£24,309 per year. Benefits include 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service), Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), life assurance (three times salary for LGPS members), season ticket loan, lease car salary sacrifice scheme, on-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery).
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