Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their Family law department in Maidstone. This hybrid role involves supporting fee earners with various legal and administrative tasks, ensuring excellent client care and efficient task management. Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar role within professional services, strong IT skills, and an ability to build relationships. The position offers a salary of £31,000 to £33,000 per annum along with generous benefits including life assurance and private healthcare.

Benefits

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Charity day

Birthday off

Employee Assistance Programme

Company social events

Qualifications

• Experience as a Legal Secretary or Family Secretary in a professional services environment.
• Background in Family law support.
• Strong IT skills and ability to prioritize workloads.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners with varied administrative tasks.
• Manage client communications and relationships.
• Prepare materials for meetings and business development.

Skills

Legal Secretary experience

Client care

Diary management

Proofreading

MS Office proficiency

Tools

BigHand

Peppermint

Job description

Overview

Would you like a Legal Secretary role that will see you make an impact in an innovative, progressive firm that 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?

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 Family law department. 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 tasks are completed on time for a wide range of clients, ensuring a high level of service.

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, building strong relationships
• 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 and supporting with billing activities
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders
• Helping to plan events

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience working as a Legal Secretary, Family Secretary, or Secretary (from within a professional services environment) supporting multiple fee earners/professionals
• Background supporting within a Family law team
• A passion for empathetic client care and adaptability
• Ability to prioritise your own workload and strong proofreading, accuracy and IT skills (MS Office)
• Experience with BigHand or Peppermint is attractive but not essential

Salary & Benefits

Salary for this position is circa £31,000 to £33,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience).

• 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

Location & Company

The company’s offices are located in Maidstone, Kent. Free parking is available on-site (limited and first come, first served) or is available nearby. If travelling by public transport, the offices are a short 10–15 minute walk from the nearest train station.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.