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Employment Legal Secretary

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Legal Secretary

Our client, a highly regarded regional law firm, is looking to recruit a Legal Secretary / Legal Support Assistant to join its Employment & Immigration team on a 14-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

This is a key support role, working closely with fee earners across the team to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of matters, billing and administration. The firm is known for its inclusive culture, strong leadership and genuine commitment to work-life balance.

The role:
  • Providing proactive legal and administrative support to solicitors and partners

  • Opening and closing matters on the case management system

  • Managing billing processes and handling accounts queries

  • Diary management, including tribunal dates and key deadlines

  • Producing high-quality correspondence, documents and bundles

  • Maintaining electronic and hard-copy filing systems

  • Handling calls, emails and client communications professionally

  • Assisting with drafting, proofreading and document preparation

About you:
  • Previous experience in a legal secretary role (advantageous) - alternatively, in a PA/Secretarial role within a professional services environment 

  • Strong administrative and organisational skills

  • Confident with MS Office (Word, Outlook and Excel) and digital dictation

  • Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills

  • Comfortable supporting multiple fee earners and meeting deadlines

  • Employment or immigration experience is helpful but not essential

What’s on offer:
  • Hybrid working and a strong work-life balance culture

  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

  • Private Healthcare

  • Pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and retail discounts

  • Ongoing learning, development and internal mentoring opportunities

This is a great opportunity to join a firm that genuinely supports its people and has an outstanding reputation as an employer.

GWV Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Gerrard White Consulting and Vermelo RPO) acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary and contract workers. By applying for this job you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Agreement which can be found at www.gerrrardwhite.com

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