Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Royal Tunbridge Wells seeks a Legal Secretary to assist fee earners in corporate matters. Key responsibilities include managing diaries, client relationships, and administrative support. The ideal candidate will have experience in a professional services environment and strong IT skills. The position offers hybrid working and a salary between £30,000 to £32,000 per annum.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Group Income Protection

Birthday off

Charity day

Employee Assistance Programme

Company social events

Qualifications

• Experience as a Legal Secretary or Corporate Secretary in a professional services environment.
• Ability to support multiple fee earners/professionals in a Corporate/Commercial law team.
• Strong prioritization skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to fee earners in the Corporate/Commercial team.
• Manage complex diaries and schedule meetings.
• Open and close client files while maintaining CRM systems.
• Assist with billing activities and preparations for meetings.

Skills

Empathetic client care

Adaptability

MS Office skills

Proofreading

Accuracy

Job description

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 Corporate / Commercial team with various corporate matters including M&A, corporate governance and private equity transactions. 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.

Role 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
• Opening and closing files
• Maintaining up to date information on the CRM system
• Supporting with billing activities
• Building relationships both with internal stakeholders
• Administrative support during completions

Who we are looking for

I am very interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Legal Secretary, Corporate Secretary, or Secretary (from within a professional services environment) supporting multiple fee earners / professionals, and who have a background supporting within a Corporate / Commercial law team. A passion for empathetic client care and adaptability, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload and solid proof reading, accuracy and IT skills (MS Office) are important for this Legal Secretary opportunity.

Salary for this position is c. £30,000 to £32,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience).

Benefits

• 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 offer free parking (limited on-site first come first serviced basis) or close by to the offices, however if you are travelling by public transport they are only a short 10-15 minutes 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.