IDR Legal Secretary: Proactive, Discreet Admin Partner

Walkers; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Walkers is seeking a proactive Legal Secretary to support the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice. You will assist attorneys from inception to completion, manage confidential matters, and help ensure efficient service delivery with discretion and professionalism.

Ideal candidates will have strong MS Office skills, fast typing, and experience with legal practice management and billing systems. A legal secretarial qualification is desirable, with flexibility for occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• Previous secretarial experience in a legal or professional services environment.
• A recognised legal secretarial qualification, or progress towards one, is desirable.
• Experience using legal precedents and billing systems is desirable.
• Experience using legal practice management and document management systems.
• Strong MS Office skills and PDF editing proficiency.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to attorneys in IDR, including document creation and filing.
• Use firm technology and AI tools while maintaining confidentiality.
• Manage electronic matter files and handle billing queries.
• Prepare court bundles, arrange court admissions and apostilles.
• Coordinate diaries, meetings and archiving.
• Liaise with clients and internal stakeholders; respond to inquiries.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Typing 70 wpm

Attention to detail

Time management

Excellent communication

Discretion & confidentiality

Client service orientation

Teamwork

Overtime flexibility

Education

Legal secretarial qualification or progress towards one

Tools

Legal practice management systems

Document management systems

Billing systems

Microsoft Office

PDF editing software

Job description

Walkers is seeking a proactive Legal Secretary to support the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice. You will assist attorneys from inception to completion, manage confidential matters, and help ensure efficient service delivery with discretion and professionalism.

Ideal candidates will have strong MS Office skills, fast typing, and experience with legal practice management and billing systems. A legal secretarial qualification is desirable, with flexibility for occasional overtime.