Legal Secretary – Property & Commercial

Bramwell Bate Limited; Hastings; Presencial; NZD 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Bramwell Bate Limited in Hastings is seeking an organised, proactive person to join our Property & Commercial team. Legal secretarial experience would be ideal, but it’s not essential; strong administration, coordination or process-management skills are welcomed.

You’ll work closely with our lawyers and clients, helping keep property and commercial matters organised and moving, with responsibilities including document preparation, handling deadlines and liaising with clients and professionals.

Formación

• Legal secretarial or legal administration experience preferred, especially property or commercial law.
• Strong administration, coordination or process‑management experience welcomed.
• Highly organized and accurate; able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Comfortable dealing with clients and professionals; tech‑savvy with new systems.

Responsabilidades

• Preparing documents and correspondence.
• Supporting property and commercial transactions.
• Managing files, deadlines and workflows.
• Liaising with clients, councils and other professionals.
• Managing appointments and lawyers’ diaries.
• Assisting with invoicing, AML/CFT and general administration.
• Helping keep the team organised and matters progressing.

Conocimientos

Administration

Organisation

Deadline management

Client liaison

Tech-savvy

Descripción del empleo

Organised, proactive and great at keeping things moving? Join our Property & Commercial team. Legal experience is ideal, but not essential.

SEEK selling points

Legal experience ideal, but strong administration skills welcomed

Varied work, client contact and real responsibility

Full‑time preferred, with flexibility for the right person

Looking for your next move?

We’re looking for an organised, proactive person to join our Property & Commercial team in Hastings.

Legal secretarial experience would be ideal, but it’s not essential. You might instead bring strong administration, coordination or process‑management skills and be confident managing deadlines, workflows and competing priorities.

You’ll work closely with our lawyers and clients, helping keep property and commercial matters organised and moving.

What you’ll be doing

Preparing documents and correspondence

Supporting property and commercial transactions

Managing files, deadlines and workflows

Liaising with clients, councils and other professionals

Managing appointments and lawyers’ diaries

Assisting with invoicing, AML/CFT and general administration

Helping keep the team organised and matters progressing

What we’re looking for

Ideally, you’ll have legal secretarial or legal administration experience, particularly in property or commercial law. However, we’re also keen to hear from people with strong administration or process‑management experience.

You’ll be:

Highly organised and accurate

Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines

Confident dealing with clients and professionals

Tech‑savvy and comfortable learning new systems

Proactive, practical and willing to take ownership

A team player who takes pride in high‑quality work

Why Bramwell Bate?

We’re an established Hawke’s Bay law firm with a strong local presence and a friendly, professional team.

Full‑time is preferred, but we’re happy to discuss flexibility for the right person.

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
• What's your expected annual base salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Property Legal Secretary?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• Do you have administration experience in the legal services industry?