Job description
Legal Secretary - Corporate CommercialJoin a well-established, highly regarded Tunbridge Wells firm with a genuinely supportive, progressive culture. This is a great opportunity to step into a busy Corporate/Commercial team where you’ll be trusted as a key support to fee earners, with real variety, exposure and a collaborative environment.
This is a full-time position with hybrid working available.
Key duties:
- Support billing and financial admin (expenses, residual balances, dashboards/reports)
- Open new matters and prepare client agreements
- Manage diaries: meetings, travel, calls and coordinating internal/external attendees
- Build strong relationships and liaise with clients via email, phone and correspondence
- Assist with meeting preparation and general document production
- Support business development activity (pitches and presentations)
- Manage post, emails and calls in fee earners’ absence
- Maintain and update client details on the CRM system
- Produce and maintain Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations
- Help organise team socials and events
- Occasional travel between office locations as required
- Previous legal secretarial/administrative experience is essential
- Confident communicator with a professional telephone manner
- Highly organised with the ability to juggle priorities in a fast-paced team
- Proactive, reliable and happy to take ownership
- Discreet and trusted with confidential information
- Professional services experience is beneficial
- Familiarity with DocuSign, HighQ, MS Teams, BigHand Now and Peppermint is desirable (not essential)
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