Legal Secretary (Corporate team)

Tunbridge Wells  or Horsham

Full time, permanent

£26,000 - £30,000 (DOE)

Hybrid available – 2 days working from home

Are you looking to progress and develop your legal career with a forward-thinking firm?

This leading Legal 500 law firm have multiple offices across Kent and are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join their corporate team in Tunbridge Wells or Horsham.

This would be a great opportunity for someone with a solid level of secretarial experience to progress within a fantastic and highly regarded company.

Responsibilities

• Supporting 3-4 partners across the corporate/commercial team
• Managing the diaries of the fee earners, arranging meetings and booking facilities/rooms 
• Maintaining client details on the firm’s case management system.
• Production/location of necessary documents on behalf of the fee earners within the team.
• Communicating with clients and other people within the firm, both over email and phone.
• Dealing with cases from opening to close across a variety of issues.
• Developing strong and trusting relationships with clients.

About you

• You must have previous experience working as a legal secretary (in any practice area)
• You will possess excellent organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise competing workloads
• Have the confidence to work alongside senior stakeholders and external clients
• Strong technology skills – you must be familiar with Microsoft packages and have the ability to learn new systems with ease.
• You must be proactive, it’s a busy department so they need someone that requires minimal supervision

For further information, please contact Lydia Walker on 07720945185 or lydia@bluepelican.com

I recruit for legal roles across London & Kent, so if this opportunity isn’t quite right, please get in touch to discuss other options.