Legal Secretary

Would you like a Legal Secretary role that will see you make an impact in an innovative, progressive firm that offers hybrid working, and prides itself on putting its people first along with their clients, and fostering a culture of career development and progression? Would you like the chance to work in a collaborative culture where your ideas are valued?

An exciting Legal Secretary opportunity has arisen at the stunning offices of our client, one of the UK's top law firms where you will be providing support to fee earners within the highly collaborative, busy Corporate / Commercial team with various corporate matters including M&A, corporate governance and private equity transactions. Your lynchpin role will be varied with no day being the same, and will encompass taking ownership of processes to ensure various legal secretarial and administrative support tasks are completed on time for a wide range of clients ensuring a high level of service.

As a Legal Secretary your new role will involve:

Working alongside business support teams (e.g. document production) internally to ensure tasks are completed to deadlines
Acting as a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships
Complex diary management and setting up meetings, calls and appointments
Assisting with preparation for meetings and follow up on behalf of fee earners
Opening and closing files
Maintaining up to date information on the CRM system
Supporting with billing activities
Building relationships both with internal stakeholders
Administrative support during completions
I am very interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Legal Secretary, Corporate Secretary, or Secretary (from within a professional services environment) supporting multiple fee earners / professionals, and who have a background supporting within a Corporate / Commercial law team. A passion for empathetic client care and adaptability, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload and solid proof reading, accuracy and IT skills (MS Office) are important for this Legal Secretary opportunity.

Salary for this position is c. £30,000 to £32,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience).

Benefits include: hybrid working, life assurance, private healthcare, Group Income Protection, your birthday off (if it falls on a working day), charity day to use each year, Employee Assistance Programme, and company social events.

The company's stunning offices offer free parking (limited on-site on a first come first serviced basis) or close by to the offices, however if you are travelling by public transport they are only a short 10-15 minutes walk from the nearest train station.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy