Legal Secretary

mfg Solicitors LLP; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 22–25 days

Employee Assistance programme

Discounted legal fees for staff and

Death in service provision

Auto enrolment in our Company Pension

Job summary

mfg Solicitors LLP is seeking a capable Legal Secretary to join our Residential Team across Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Telford, Worcester and Ludlow offices. The role supports Partners and fee earners with conveyancing admin, file opening/closing and diary management within a 35-hour week.

The ideal candidate will have legal secretary experience or a fast-paced secretarial background, excellent communication, attention to detail and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a legal secretary role preferred, or as a minimum a fast paced secretarial role.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail skills.
• Highly computer literate, with knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• File opening/closing, drafting of relevant correspondence, completion of relevant conveyancing admin, Land Registry applications, submission of Stamp Duty returns and post-completion work in accordance with compliance requirements.
• Client care and engagement.
• File management and assisting with the progression of client matters.
• Typing, photocopying and diary management.

Skills

Legal secretary experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Legal Secretary

Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)Term: Permanent

About mfg

You’ll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

The Residential Team

As Legal Secretary, you will work alongside Partner Javed Ahmed and other fee earning and support colleagues at our Kidderminster office. Our Residential team operates from mfg’s Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Telford, Worcester and Ludlow offices.

Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by…

Key Responsibilities

• File opening/closing, drafting of relevant correspondence, completion of relevant conveyancing admin, Land Registry applications, submission of Stamp Duty returns and post-completion work in accordance with compliance requirements.
• Client care and engagement.
• File management and assisting with the progression of client matters.
• Typing, photocopying and diary management.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a legal secretary role preferred, or as a minimum a fast paced secretarial role.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail skills.
• Highly computer literate, with knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Salary & Benefits

• 22 days’ holiday to start rising to 25 (plus additional days at Christmas and statutory Bank Holidays)
• Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services - 24/7 helpline facility
• Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
• Death in service provision
• Auto enrolment in our Company Pension

Other reasons to join us:

• We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It’s a fantastic environment in which people grow!
• A supportive ‘people first’ culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance (it's 35-hour week)… over 90% of our people responded in our 2025 engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.
• Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.

90% of our people responded in our 2025 engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.

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