29 Legal Secretary jobs in Sevenoaks

Legal Secretary
Location: Herne Bay, Kent

Benefits
* Competitive salary, dependent on experience
* Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
* 23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 26 days + 8 bank holidays after 2 years' service)
* Workplace pension
* Death in service benefit
* Access to benefits and reward scheme ( After probation)
* Health and wellness portal

We are working with an established and reputable law firm in Herne Bay, seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join its friendly Private Client team based in the Herne Bay office.

This is an excellent opportunity for a professional and well organised individual who enjoys working within a busy legal environment, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Partner and Private Client Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial support to the Partner, including audio typing via a digital dictation system, managing appointments, and dealing with client queries
• Maintaining the Partner's diary, coordinating meetings, and reporting on upcoming commitments
• Regularly reviewing client files and flagging any required actions
• Accompany fee earner on client visits, such as Will signings, as required
• Liaising with the Records Management Team for document retrieval and retention, and keeping records up to date
• Handling complex document photocopying, including certified documents such as Wills and LPAs
• Supporting general office tasks including answering calls, greeting visitors, handling post, and providing wider administrative support

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary ideally, with proven ability to carry out audio typing using digital dictation
• Strong administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

If you are an experienced Legal Secretary looking to join a supportive team in a reputable law firm, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will only be considered, if you live within a 30-minute commutable distance to Herne Bay. To apply email: (url removed)

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Legal Secretary

Central London

30,000 - 33,000 + training + development + hybrid

Are you a secretary, looking to advance your career with a fast-paced, dynamic law firm, operating in central London, where you will receive excellent training and the potential for career progression?

Are you from a legal background, looking to work for a highly successful, energetic law firm who provide a brilliant working environment, and are committed to their employees job satisfaction and supporting your personal and professional development?

On offer is an excellent opportunity to step into a varied role, with a company whose main priority is always to maintain its friendly, positive and proactive culture, whilst being committed to continual growth. You will be working for a firm who have an enviable reputation in the legal services market, in a role that offers training, progression and the possibility of hybrid working.

The role involves supporting partners, solicitors, and a trainee in a busy private client team-helping set up and manage files, handling emails and calls, preparing invoices, and keeping the document system organised.

This role would suit someone with some secretarial experience in a legal environment that is looking to join a tight knit team in a long term role.

The Role:

• General legal administration duties
• Support partners and solicitors
• General office administration duties

The Person

• Legal background
• Relevant experience in a similar role
• Commutable to Central London

Keywords: Legal Secretary, Team Assistant, Probate Executive, Law, Law Firm, Paralegal, Training, Progression, Central London

Reference Number: BBBH20273

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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Legal Secretary

28,000

Start date - ASAP!

A leading UK employer with an extremely busy office environment are currently recruiting for an experienced Legal Secretary.

You will support a Director and wider team in a business capacity and will often be juggling many different tasks at once.

Key responsibilities -

Providing high-level administrative support, including diary and inbox management, document preparation, and coordination of key projects and initiatives.
Managing planning and logistics for executive and Board meetings, including coordinating schedules, venues, travel, and key documentation.
Building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the business, including senior leadership and Board members.
Assisting with event planning, engagement activities, and internal communications to ensure smooth operations across executive functions.
Handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Essential Experience -

We're looking for a combination of skills and attributes that will help you excel in this role.

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of attention to detail.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Teams, and SharePoint.
Ability to work under pressure, adapt to change, and maintain resilience in a fast-paced environment.
A proactive approach with strong initiative and a problem-solving mindset.
High levels of discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information.
Please apply now for immediate consideration!

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We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

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Legal Secretary
Location: Herne Bay, Kent

Benefits
* Competitive salary, dependent on experience
* Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
* 23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 26 days + 8 bank holidays after 2 years' service)
* Workplace pension
* Death in service benefit
* Access to benefits and reward scheme ( After probation)
* Health and wellness portal

We are working with an established and reputable law firm in Herne Bay, seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join its friendly Private Client team based in the Herne Bay office.

This is an excellent opportunity for a professional and well organised individual who enjoys working within a busy legal environment, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Partner and Private Client Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial support to the Partner, including audio typing via a digital dictation system, managing appointments, and dealing with client queries
• Maintaining the Partner's diary, coordinating meetings, and reporting on upcoming commitments
• Regularly reviewing client files and flagging any required actions
• Accompany fee earner on client visits, such as Will signings, as required
• Liaising with the Records Management Team for document retrieval and retention, and keeping records up to date
• Handling complex document photocopying, including certified documents such as Wills and LPAs
• Supporting general office tasks including answering calls, greeting visitors, handling post, and providing wider administrative support

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary ideally, with proven ability to carry out audio typing using digital dictation
• Strong administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

If you are an experienced Legal Secretary looking to join a supportive team in a reputable law firm, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will only be considered, if you live within a 30-minute commutable distance to Herne Bay. To apply email: (url removed)

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JRRL are looking for an experienced and proactive conveyancing Legal Secretary or a paralegal with minimum 12 months’ experience within conveyancing  for a well-established law firm.

Duties for the Legal Secretary

• Assisting fee earners with all stages of residential conveyancing transactions, including sales, purchases, remortgages, and transfers of equity.
• Preparing and sending out standard letters and documents, including client care letters, contract packs, and completion statements.
• Conducting Land Registry searches and submitting applications through the Land Registry portal.
• Conducting SDLT calculations and submitting SDLT returns.
• Liaising with clients, solicitors, estate agents, and mortgage lenders by phone, email, and post.
• Updating case management systems and maintaining accurate file records.
• Dealing with incoming post and actioning file correspondence.
• Assisting with file opening, closing, and archiving processes.

Person Specification for the Legal Secretary

• Must have strong conveyancing experience and be happy to take responsibility for caseload.
• Professional and confident telephone manner and be comfortable speaking with clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised, methodical and detail oriented.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment and to tight deadlines.
• Happy working as part of a team.

This is a well-established and highly regarded company. Career opportunities are available within the firm after a few years. This is a full-time permanent job. The lower end of the salary scale will be offered for someone with less experience and the maximum salary would be for someone who would need less training.

An exciting new opening has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary within the field of Private Client law for our client based in Kent.

You must have experience of working within a Private Client, Wills and Probate department, preferably a minimum of 2 years.

You will be required to provide full secretarial support to an experienced Fee Earner and potentially others within the department as and when needed.

Experience to include:

• Opening and closing files
• Audio and copy typing experience
• Have experience of working on a case management system and inputting data

Candidate criteria:

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a legal secretary within the field of private client
• Have good client care skills
• Have good communication skills on the telephone and in person
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office.

Benefits to include:

• Salary is in the region of 25,000 - 29,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Regular social events
• Employee assistance program

If you would like to be considered, please contact Owen at Eclectic Recruitment

Our vibrant, energetic Corporate team boasts some of the best lawyers in the region specialising in all aspects of corporate law covering a wide variety of corporate transactions including M&A, private equity, reorganisations, company restructures and general corporate governance matters.

The team currently comprises over 60 specialist qualified corporate law solicitors, including 15 partners, making us one of the largest Corporate teams in the East of England.

The department in Sevenoaks is going through an exciting period of growth and the new Secretary will be part of this journey.

Purpose of job

• Proactively working with fee earners to ensure relevant documentation is produced to meet clients’ expectations and deadlines;
• To amend documentation and paperwork in relation to transactions and work undertaken by the fee earners;
• To produce, format and present documents in our firm house style;
• Proof read all work, checking for spelling and grammar;
• Understands a variety of software packages such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, to produce correspondence, documents and ensure relevant documentation is produced to a high standard to meet clients’ and fee earners’ expectations and deadlines;
• Manage diaries of allocated fee earners in Microsoft Outlook;
• Dealing with client and file inception through our firms client matter management database and software
• Accurately maintain and update client and other relevant contact details on our client database including AML requirements and other client on-boarding information;
• Manage and maintain on behalf of allocated fee earners our client relationship management data base;
• Ensure that all electronic filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervals;
• Respond to internal and external telephone enquiries professionally;
• Provide financial administrative support ensuring compliance with legal, firm wide and practice group specific policies and procedures;
• Keeping accurate and up to date records of all debt, ensuring that items are followed up and escalated to the central credit control officer at the appropriate point in time and keeping the team leader up to date with any potential issyes with clients’ ability to settle bills;
• Carry out photocopying and scanning in accordance with the firm’s paper-lite and clear desk policies;
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of different people from privately owned businesses to private equity and venture capital organisations;
• Show initiative when responding to queries and actively try to seek solutions to problems;
• Assist in maintaining compliant and accurate file management and office systems;
• Proactively support other members of the secretarial team and to provide cover as and when necessary to ensure that work is completed to a high standard and meets the required deadlines;
• Clarify instructions from fee earners should they be unclear or if deadlines are not made explicit.

The candidate

You will have the ability to contribute at an operational level, with excellent communication skills and can demonstrate general skills in:

• Strong administration experience;
• Positive, enthusiastic and professional approach;
• Ability to work independently and prioritise work streams;
• Methodical approach to work and management of fee earners and team projects;
• Strong attention to detail, high level organisational skills and reliable;
• Self-motivated with an ability to use own initiative with a desire to learn;
• 50+ wpm typing speed;
• Solid understanding of key IT packages to include Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
• A team player with a desire to succeed and grow;
• Excellent spelling and punctuation.

Legal Secretary

Location: Richmond, Greater London - Office Based

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

A leading high street law firm is seeking an experienced and proactive Legal Secretary to join their high-performing Conveyancing team in Richmond, Greater London.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled legal secretary or to provide full support to Partners and Legal Advisors, playing a key role in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day operations.

About the Role

In this fast-paced and varied position, you'll deliver a full range of Legal Secretarial duties, including:

• Full diary and email management
• Drafting correspondence and legal documents
• Document production and complex amendments
• Client file management, including opening/closing and compliance checks
• Organising travel and meetings for legal professionals
• Land Registry
• Financial admin support, such as expenses and cheque requisitions
• Supporting the wider team with cover during absences

This role requires a forward-thinking, highly organised individual with strong communication skills and a professional, team-focused attitude.

What We’re Looking For

• Prior experience as a Legal Secretary - Essential 2 years minimum in Conveyancing
• Excellent document production skills, particularly in Word
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• A proactive and professional approach with strong organisational skills
• Strong IT skills – Outlook, Word, digital dictation (PowerPoint/Excel a plus)
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage competing priorities

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned Legal Secretary / PA who - please apply within or send your CV to

Legal Secretary -

Rev & Regs are recruiting for a Legal Secretary position for a well-established, and reputable law firm in Tonbridge. With a friendly and warm team, they are one of the most highly regarded firms in the area.

Responsibilities:

• Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation.
• Assistance in general team administration including meeting and greeting clients, taking calls, and directing accordingly and arranging meeting room bookings.
• Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.

Experience required:

• Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems.
• Experience of using case management system desirable but not essential.
• IT literate – Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a team including working to tight deadlines.

Location: Tonbridge

Salary: £23,000 to 30,000 plus benefits & bonus

Start: ASAP

If you are interested, please apply today -