Legal Secretary

Clayton Legal; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Clayton Legal is seeking an experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join a long‑standing Kent firm. You will support a busy residential conveyancing team, handling sales, completions, drafting contracts, and OS1/OS2 submissions with professional client liaison.

Eligible candidates are organised, proactive and capable of thriving in a fast‑paced environment, with opportunities for development and long‑term career growth.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in residential conveyancing.
• Confident with sales, completions and post‑completion work.
• Familiar with Land Registry portals and OS1/OS2 submissions.

Responsibilities

• Support a busy conveyancing caseload in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist with sales and completion processes from start to finish.
• Communicate with clients, lenders and solicitors; manage calls and correspondence.
• Handle exchanges, completions and related post‑completion tasks.
• Support AML and file opening processes with training as needed.

Skills

Residential conveyancing

Sales & completions

Drafting contracts

Dictation

Land Registry Portal

OS1 OS2 submissions

Client & lender liaison

Exchanges & completions

Post-completion work

AML & file opening

Job description

CONVEYANCING LEGAL SECRETARY | KENT

Sittingbourne | Gillingham
Full-time | Permanent

Are you an experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary looking for your next opportunity with a well-established, award-winning law firm that genuinely invests in and develops its people?

We’re working with a large and highly regarded Kent law firm with over 130 years of history and 5 offices across Kent, who are looking to strengthen their Residential Conveyancing team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm that believes in developing its people, supporting career progression and helping employees reach their full potential.

You’ll be supporting a busy conveyancing caseload and playing a key role throughout the sales and completion process, working alongside experienced legal professionals in a well-established team.

What we’re looking for

We’re keen to speak with candidates who have solid experience in residential conveyancing and are confident with:

• Sales and completions
• Drafting contracts
• Dictation
• Land Registry Portal
• Submitting OS1 and OS2 applications
• Handling calls and correspondence with clients, lenders and solicitors
• Exchanges and all associated work
• Completions and associated post-completion work
• AML and file opening processes (not essential — full training can be provided)

You’ll need to be organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced conveyancing environment, with the ability to manage your workload while delivering excellent client service.

Why join?

This is more than just another legal support role. You’ll be joining a long-established firm that actively develops its people, with opportunities to learn, progress and build a long-term career.

• Award-winning law firm
• 130+ years of history
• 5 offices across Kent
• Strong focus on developing and progressing employees
• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• Established and supportive professional environment

If you’re an experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary looking for a role where you can build your career with a firm that values and develops its people, we’d love to hear from you.