Commercial Property Legal Secretary - Canterbury, Kent | Full-time
In this role, you’ll support Commercial Property fee earners with the day-to-day management of their files, helping transactions move forward efficiently while providing reliable secretarial and administrative support.
What’s on Offer?
- Join an established Commercial Property / Real Estate team
- Varied workload with exposure to a range of commercial property transactions
- Opportunity to further develop your property knowledge and legal skills
- Work closely with experienced solicitors and fee earners
- Supportive and friendly team environment where secretarial staff are valued
- A stable role with the opportunity to build your experience long term
- Based in Canterbury
The Role
We’re working with a law firm in Canterbury looking for a Commercial Property Legal Secretary to join its busy property department.
You’ll play an important role in keeping matters organised and progressing, providing day-to-day support to fee earners and communicating with clients and other parties when required.
Your responsibilities are likely to include:
- Preparing and formatting legal documents and correspondence
- Opening, maintaining and closing client files
- Managing diaries, meetings and key dates
- Liaising with clients, solicitors and other third parties
- Assisting with Land Registry documentation and searches
- Preparing documents relating to commercial property transactions
- Supporting fee earners with billing and general file administration
- Keeping case management systems and records up to date
We’d particularly like to hear from candidates with previous Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant or legal support experience. Commercial Property experience would be ideal, although candidates with a background in Residential Property or another relevant legal department are also encouraged to apply.
You’ll need to be organised, accurate and comfortable working in a busy legal environment, with good communication skills and a professional approach to client care.
If you’re looking for a Commercial Property Legal Secretary job in Canterbury where you can become a valued part of the team and continue developing your legal experience, apply now for a confidential discussion.
Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you, as we recruit for a variety of legal support roles across Kent.
Your CV will not be sent to our client without us speaking with you first and discussing the opportunity in detail.
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Pay: £26,000.00-£29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
