Legal Secretary

LR Legal Recruitment; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

LR Legal Recruitment has partnered with a Bromley-based law firm to recruit an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary. The role covers property, leasehold and litigation teams, providing comprehensive secretarial support and document management.

The successful candidate will be highly organized, capable of fast typing, and comfortable with hybrid working after an initial month. Proficiency in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary, within a property-related practice area, ideally commercial property.
• Typing speed of at least 60 words per minute.
• Strong Microsoft Word and Outlook skills, with good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• A flexible, dependable and proactive approach, with a genuine willingness to support colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, formatting and amending correspondence, legal documents, deeds and reports in line with the firm's house style.
• Audio and copy typing, proofreading and checking documents for accuracy.
• Providing support with engagement letters and client onboarding, including liaising with Compliance teams regarding KYC checks.
• Obtaining office copy entries and ordering property searches.
• Preparing engrossments and managing documents through DocuSign.
• Managing incoming work, prioritising deadlines and keeping fee earners updated on progress.

Skills

Typing 60 wpm

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Commercial Property Legal Secretary

Competitive salary

Bromley (BR1) with hybrid working after 1st month

Hours: 9am–5.30pm | Full Time

An established law firm based in Bromley is looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary to provide high-quality secretarial support across its Commercial Property, Leasehold and Litigation teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking firm that places real emphasis on delivering exceptional client service, supporting its people and maintaining high professional standards.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to fee earners, ensuring documents and correspondence are produced accurately, efficiently and within required timescales. You will need to be highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing a varied workload across different practice areas.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing, formatting and amending correspondence, legal documents, deeds and reports in line with the firm's house style.
• Audio and copy typing, proofreading and checking documents for accuracy.
• Providing support with engagement letters and client onboarding, including liaising with Compliance teams regarding KYC checks.
• Obtaining office copy entries and ordering property searches.
• Preparing engrossments and managing documents through DocuSign.
• Managing incoming work, prioritising deadlines and keeping fee earners updated on progress.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary, within a property-related practice area, ideally commercial property.
• A typing speed of at least 60 words per minute.
• Strong Microsoft Word and Outlook skills, with good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent document formatting and proofreading skills, with the ability to resolve formatting issues independently.
• A flexible, dependable and proactive approach, with a genuine willingness to support colleagues.