Versatile Legal Secretary, Cross-Department Support

Your Recruitment Coach Ltd; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Recruitment Coach Ltd in Wisbech is seeking a highly organised Legal Secretary to provide flexible administrative and secretarial support across the firm. Salary is GBP 26,000 – GBP 28,000 per year.

The successful candidate will work across different departments, providing cover for absences and supporting day-to-day operations, with a focus on accuracy, confidentiality and professional liaison with clients and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a legal secretary or in a legal administrative support role.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to solicitors, fee earners and legal teams across the firm.
• Provide short- and long-term cover for secretarial colleagues during annual leave, sickness absence, training and other periods of absence.
• Assist teams during particularly busy periods and with additional workloads.
• Prepare, format and proofread correspondence, legal documents, reports and other documentation.
• Manage diaries, arrange meetings, appointments and conference calls.
• Open, maintain and close files in accordance with firm procedures.
• Assist with document management, filing, photocopying, scanning and electronic filing.
• Prepare and organise documents for meetings, hearings, conferences and client appointments.
• Handle telephone calls and correspondence professionally, taking accurate messages and directing enquiries appropriately.
• Liaise with clients, barristers, courts, experts and other external contacts as required.
• Follow all firm policies and procedures, including confidentiality, data protection and information security requirements.
• Provide general administrative assistance to the wider legal support team as required.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Diary management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Word

Job description

Your Recruitment Coach Ltd in Wisbech is seeking a highly organised Legal Secretary to provide flexible administrative and secretarial support across the firm. Salary is GBP 26,000 – GBP 28,000 per year.

The successful candidate will work across different departments, providing cover for absences and supporting day-to-day operations, with a focus on accuracy, confidentiality and professional liaison with clients and colleagues.