Legal Secretary

Herrington Carmichael LLP; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Support Staff Bonus

Free car parking

Pension

Maternity/Paternity pay

25 days holiday

Perkbox benefits

Learn and grow

Job summary

Herrington Carmichael LLP, a leading Family Department in Farnborough, is seeking a Legal Secretary to support fee earners with secretarial and administrative duties. You will produce court bundles, manage client enquiries, and help maintain a high standard of client service while ensuring efficient workflow across the team.

The successful candidate will have strong admin skills, be highly organised, and comfortable with AML compliance and IT systems.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative skills required and ability to maintain accuracy at fast pace.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload across multiple fee earners.
• Proactive approach including completing routine tasks without prompting and meeting deadlines.
• IT literate and comfortable with firm systems and change management.
• Good AML compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Producing court bundles and preparing briefs to counsel.
• Dealing with client enquiries in person and by phone.

Skills

Admin skills

Organised

Proactivity

IT literacy

AML knowledge

Client service

Communication

Family law

Commercial awareness

Job description

Herrington Carmichael LLP is an award winning, Legal 500 ranked, full-service law firm which is growing fast. We advise UK and international businesses and individuals, and pride ourselves on providing long term support to our clients.

We have a full-time vacancy for a Legal Secretary to join our Family Department. This role is part of a support team that provides secretarial and administrative support to our fee earners, ensuring they can focus on the legal work and provide an efficient, friendly and professional service to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Producing court bundles and preparing briefs to counsel
• Dealing with client enquiries both in person and by phone

Skills and experience:

• Excellent administrative skills – able to maintain accuracy and work at fast pace
• Highly organised – able to manage and correctly prioritise own workload, able to manage work from multiple fee earners, demonstrates an understanding of urgency and importance
• Demonstrates a proactive approach e.g. performs routine / agreed tasks without prompting, keeps fee earners informed on administrative work in progress, maintains an awareness of department deadlines and reminds fee earners to assist others in working to deadlines – proactive but in line with the scope of their role
• IT literate and willing – able to learn and utilise systems fully in line with Firm guidelines, open to and able to champion system developments and implement change.
• Good compliance knowledge – familiarity with anti-money laundering requirements
• Excellent client service skills – demonstrates a high standard of client care, ability to control new enquiry calls and obtain relevant information from clients & upselling where appropriate, in an efficient but friendly manner.
• Strong communication skills – with the ability to build rapport, demonstrate a professional approach and give and receive feedback constructively
• Previous experience of Family law is desirable – legal secretarial experience of other areas of law will be considered.
• Good commercial awareness – understands the importance of efficiency, completing work within timescales set, quality of work, compliance with policies / procedures etc in delivering a service to our clients and maximising fees and profitability

The Perks:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Support Staff Bonus
• Free car parking for your convenience.
• Comprehensive benefits package including a pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, 25 days holiday plus an additional day for Christmas closure and Perkbox benefits.
• The opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive and dynamic team.

Ready to Make a Difference?

We're looking for someone who is passionate about providing exceptional service, excited to be part of a winning team, and embraces our core values of Growth, Relationships, Ambition, Collaboration, and Excellence.

Herrington Carmichael is dedicated to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to fair and transparent recruitment processes. Reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce drives innovation and success.