Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary – Commercial Real Estate

We’re looking for a proactive Legal Secretary to join our Commercial Real Estate team. You’ll provide seamless administrative and client support, helping fee earners focus on delivering excellent legal work, developing client relationships and growing the practice, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the firm and act as a professional point of contact for clients.

What you’ll do

• Manage busy diaries, meetings, calls, travel and team events.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and internal contacts, handling enquiries by email, letter and telephone.
• Prepare meeting materials, locate documents and draft routine correspondence.
• Support business development activity, including pitches and presentations.
• Manage post, emails and calls when fee earners are unavailable.
• Maintain accurate client and CRM records.
• Create spreadsheets, presentations, financial reports and expense information.
• Travel between office locations when required.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in a legal, professional services or client-focused environment; a similar secretarial role is preferred.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and attention to detail, with the confidence to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with a professional and client-focused approach.
• Discretion, integrity and a high level of confidentiality.
• Confident IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of BigHand and Peppermint is desirable but not essential.
• Accurate audio typing at around 70 wpm, with relevant secretarial training or equivalent experience.
• A collaborative, flexible and proactive mindset, with the resilience to manage changing priorities.

Pay: £25,420.00-£33,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Royal Tunbridge Wells TN4 8AS