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Legal Secretary

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment

South Yorkshire

Hybrid

GBP 26,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a motivated Legal Secretary to join their dynamic team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to utilize your administrative skills in a respected global law firm. You'll be responsible for preparing legal documents, managing communications for fee-earners, and ensuring smooth workflow across teams. With the flexibility to work from home a few days each week, along with a competitive salary and attractive perks, this position is perfect for someone looking to grow their career in a supportive environment. If you're ready to take the next step, this could be the role for you!

Working from home flexibility

Cycle to work scheme

50% gym membership contribution

Bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Loyalty awards

Experience in a legal setting is essential for this role.
Strong administrative skills with a focus on document preparation.

Prepare legal documents and manage diary and email for fee-earners.
Assist with reporting and handle travel arrangements.

Administrative experience

Legal environment experience

Excellent IT skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Microsoft Excel

Sewell Wallis are excited to be working with a global law firm who are very well respected. Due to expansion, they're looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join their long-standing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous secretary or administration experience in a legal setting, and looking to develop this further.

On offer is a great salary of up to £26,000 per year, and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week.

What will you be doing?

Preparation of hard and soft copy engrossments and other legal documents
Copy-typing and digital dictation as required
Amending and formatting documents
PDF conversions
Assisting with weekly/monthly reporting
Proofreading and quality checking of documents and correspondence
Working within Excel documents
Diary and email management for the fee-earners within your team
Travel arrangements and handling telephone enquiries as and when required
Processing fee-earner expenses
Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room, etc, as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales
Liaison with Finance and other business support teams
Assisting across other teams when necessary

What skills are we looking for?