Residential Property Legal Administrator / Legal Secretary

Boys & Maughan LLP; Margate; On-site; Full time

Job description

Weemploy around 152 people, in a variety of roles, all of whom are integral to us delivering the highest levels of client care and satisfaction. Click on the links below for details of our current vacancies.

Legal Cashier, Margate

Commercial Property Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive - Canterbury

Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Margate – full or part time

Private Client Lawyer – full or part time

Senior Residential Property Lawyer, Canterbury / Margate / Thanet

What’s it like to work with us?

Our people are bright, capable and creative team players. Integrity and respect matter to us and we look for these qualities in everyone we employ.

Our staff are the reason we thrive. Many of them appear in our own short film which is best viewed with sound and subtitles enabled.

We have a strong, enviable track record in organic growth because we place great emphasis on the development of our employees, enabling them to fulfil their career goals and do their best work.

Our people mission statement is to be PROUD:

• Proud to be Boys & Maughan people
• Responsibility, Resilience and Responsive
• Opportunities
• Understanding of our clients and each other
• Desire to achieve, succeed and excel

We have a significantly loyal client base because of the expertise of our people and their ability to identify and deliver the right individual legal solution to suit our clients’ needs. So as a member of our team, you will get to work alongside some specialists in their field, or you may be one yourself, but above all else you will be doing interesting work with great clients.

Lawyers will also experience public appreciation and acknowledgementoftheirwork through ReviewSolicitors, where we often attract excellent feedback. Check now and you may see that we are rankedone of the top firms in the country.Administrators are also often complimented on this leading reviewplatform. Our firm is committed to transparency, so you will see our prices displayed on our website in line with the SRA's requirements, and if you are a conveyancer, for example, you will receive regular new instructions via Perfect Portal where prospective clients can obtain a detailed quotation for our services.

In 2022 we established three newstaff groups focusing on the opportunities andchallenges faced by regional law firms such as ourselves.

Involving 30 staff from across the business andled by our equity partners,thegroups generate ideas and make recommendations in respect ofwellbeing anddiversity, green issues and our responsibilities to the local communities we serve. A wide cross section of staff are involved in the groups and colleagues who are new to the firm, are amongstthe most active contributors.

We also like to have fun. If you’re new to the area and would like to get to know your colleagues better we have a social committee that regularly arranges local events and outings.

On 25 June 2025, ourPartners showed their appreciation to all our staff for their hard work, dedication and professionalism over the past year. Our trip to Port Lympne - complete with safari, drinks reception and barbecue - was a wonderful way to celebrate. Great company, breathtaking views, and glorious weather made it a day to remember.

Why not come and meet us?

If you are interested in one of our vacancies we will happily show you round our offices and introduce you to your potential colleagues.

We often help people relocate to localtowns andvillages and have notched up a number of success stories involvingstaff who have joined us to develop their careerand because they wish to change theirlifestyle.

Thanet and Canterbury hasa wide range of excellent schools that we can tell you about if you have schoolage children. And ifyou are entirely new to the area, we will give you the inside track on the best locations in which tobuy or rent, and can introduce you to local estate and letting agents. Speak to our HR Manager Kerry Curson on 01843 234000 or email Kerry if you would likedetails.

Benefits

• We close down our offices between Christmas and New Year
• We believe working from home can be effective and in being flexible, so have established a permanent and occasional working from home policy
• Private health cover scheme available to all staff, including 24/7 GP access and comprehensive cover for new conditions
• Free conveyancing on your residential property for all those who have been employed for over 6 months
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Car parking and season ticket loans.

What types of careers does Boys & Maughan offer?

We like to provide an environment in which all our lawyers and non-lawyers can develop their personal, commercial and management skills. A number of our staff have been promoted multiple times and we like nothing more than to guide a future leader along their career path.

If you are considering a legal career you might wish to consider:

• Legal Secretary – you’ll usually need GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English and Maths, experience of office work and word processing skills to join us as a legal secretary. If you have no previous experience you might like to take a course in audio transcription. Visit the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA) for more information about this career.
• Licensed Conveyancer - a licensed conveyancer is a qualified, professional property lawyer. In this role, you'll specialise in property law and will work on behalf of clients buying or selling property. Read an interview with Richard Durrant,our head of residential property, about some of the ways in which we support licensed conveyancers here
• Chartered Legal Executive - a Chartered Legal Executive is a lawyer who has completed all the elements of the route to qualification at the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). They often specialise in a particular area of law and work closely alongside our solicitors.
• Solicitor - a career as a solicitor can be incredibly rewarding, providing a job that is intellectually challenging with many exciting opportunities. Solicitors are involved in almost all aspects of life, making the range of work diverse. Search for law careers on the Law Society website for more details of how to become a solicitor.

Law Graduate Programme

We currently have a dozen graduates at various stages of our programme and most wish to qualify as a solicitor, chartered legal executive or become a CLC lawyer.

Our graduates are encouraged to:

• Take on duties that stretch their abilities, develop their expertise and prepare for practice
• Make progress through promotion, leading to successfully applying for a training contract or professional qualification with CILEX or CLC
• Experience varying aspects of our firm and demonstrate their skills.

Some firms operate annual student intakes for training contracts. Boys & Maughan prefers to develop and promote talent from within. Our training contracts are offered to graduates who have worked with us for a period of time and demonstrated the skills and aptitude needed to become a solicitor. We do not set a limit on the number of trainees we employ at any given time, and we recognise that each individual progresses at their own pace. In 2023 and 2024 we appointed two candidates in each year, four in total, andyou can readtheir stories here andhere . In 2025 we appointed Zoe Hudd, pictured below with Andrew Baker ,and you can read her story here .

Mentoring future lawyers

We like to support and encourage future lawyers and legal administrators and, gladly, they often end up working for us.

Each year wearrange for a number of our experienced lawyers and recruitment decision makers to meet with University of Kent Law Schoolstudents to network, pitch for jobs and seek careers advice.Ihcene Khalfi is a good example of a student who got to know us and is now working for us full time. You can read Ihcene'sstory here . We also like to attend the University of Kent Law School Careers Fair each year. Students from the Law School frequently join us for paidsummer placements.

Charity work

Boys & Maughan actively supports local and national charities via events throughout the year such as wills promotions, coffee mornings, running and walking events and dress-down days.

Our main charity we have supported over a number of years is Pilgrims Hospices . Each yearourprivate client team gives its time freely to the Hospice and ithas donated tens of thousands of poundsto vital services at local Pilgrims Hospices over the past decade, through our unwavering support for the annual Make A Will campaign.

Boys & Maughan regularly offers legal and business know how to local community organisations. A number of our staff are trustees for education providers, local charities and community organisations.

Albert Burns Children’s Fund

Occasionally we are able to reach out to a much wider community and an example of this is the Albert Burns Children’s Fund.

The fund was created in memory of Thanet businessman Albert Burns who left instructions in his will for us to create a lasting legacy for children. He particularly wanted to support smaller charities that don’t have the resources of the larger children’s charities.

Albert had a particular affinity with India and in 2015 we used part of the fund to pay for a new children’s centre providing support and relief for a slum community in Goa. The facility, known as Albert’s Good News Centre has made a huge difference to the street children of the Moti Donger slum and is currently providing daily support to 185 women and children.

Since 2015 Kent Community Foundation has managed the Fund grant‑making on our behalf and direct funding to local childrens’ groups and charities where it will make a significant impact locally.

Albert Burns Children’s Fund has so far awarded nearly£430k in grantsacross 95different projects and expects to continue to add to these totals significantly in future years. To apply for funding through the Albert Burns Children’s Trust Fund visit KCF'swebsite.

Diversity

Solicitors firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are required to collect and publish their workforce diversity datausing questions provided by the SRA. In 2025we surveyed ourstaffand if you would like like to see the results click here . The SRA uses the information to monitor diversity within the profession and we also monitor diversity internally.

Recruitment agencies

Boys & Maughan aims to operate a direct sourcing model where possible but partners with selected suppliers on particular positions when required. Given these preferred supplier relationships, we wll not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs orprofiles. We will not be liable to pay any fee for CVs or profiles submitted directly to any Boys & Maughan partner or employee. Where recruitment agencies or head-hunters do not comply with the above, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and no agency fee will be payable.