Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support their Residential Conveyancing team. This role involves managing diaries, preparing documents, and ensuring a high level of service to clients. The ideal candidate should have experience in a professional services environment and a passion for client care. The position offers a salary between £40,000 and £45,000 and benefits such as hybrid working, private healthcare, and social events.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Group Income Protection

Birthday off

Charity day

Employee Assistance Programme

Company social events

Qualifications

• Experience working in a professional services environment.
• Ability to support multiple fee earners/clients.
• Strong adaptability and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside internal business support teams.
• Managing complex diaries and scheduling meetings.
• Preparing materials for business development.

Skills

Experience as a Legal Secretary

Background in Residential Conveyancing

Client care and adaptability

IT skills (MS Office)

Proofreading and accuracy

Tools

BigHand

Peppermint

Job description

Overview

Would you like aLegal Secretaryrole that will see youmake an impact in aninnovative, progressive firmthat offers hybrid working, and prides itself on putting its people first along with their clients, and fostering a culture of career development and progression? Would you like the chance to work in a collaborative culture where your ideas are valued?

Opportunity

An exciting Legal Secretary opportunity has arisen at the stunning offices of our client, one of the UK's top law firms where you will be providing support to fee earners within the highly collaborative, busy Residential Conveyancing team. Your lynchpin role will be varied with no day being the same, and will encompass taking ownership of processes to ensure various legal secretarial and administrative support tasks are completed on time for a wide range of clients ensuring a high level of service.

Key Responsibilities

• Working alongside business support teams (e.g. document production) internally to ensure tasks are completed to deadlines
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients
• Complex diary management and setting up meetings, calls and appointments
• Assisting with preparation for meetings and follow up on behalf of fee earners
• Preparing pitches, presentations and client materials for business development purposes
• Maintaining up to date information on the CRM system
• Producing financial reports
• Building relationships both with internal stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Experience working as a Legal Secretary or Secretary in a professional services environment supporting multiple fee earners / professionals
• Background supporting Residential Conveyancing / estate agency
• Passion for empathetic client care and adaptability, along with the ability to prioritise workload and solid proof‑reading, accuracy and IT skills (MS Office) are important
• Experience / knowledge of BigHand or Peppermint would be attractive but isn't essential

Salary & Benefits

Salary for this position is c. £40,000 to £45,000 (depending on level of experience).

Benefits include:

• Hybrid working
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• Group Income Protection
• Your birthday off (if it falls on a working day)
• Charity day to use each year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company social events

The company’s stunning offices are only a short walk from Victoria train station in London, and there are bus routes close by as well.