At DAC Beachcroft, we are committed to delivering exceptional legal services to our clients through collaboration, expertise and outstanding support. Our Professional & Commercial Risk team plays a key role in helping clients navigate complex legal challenges, and our Legal Secretaries are central to ensuring the smooth delivery of that service.
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive Legal Secretary to join our Leeds office. Working within a busy and collaborative environment, you will provide high-quality support to lawyers across the Professional & Commercial Risk team, helping to deliver an exceptional client experience while managing a varied and rewarding workload.
Why Join DAC Beachcroft?
DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm with a collaborative culture and a strong commitment to delivering outstanding service to clients. We offer a supportive environment where professional development is encouraged, teamwork is valued and individuals are empowered to make a real contribution.
Joining our Professional & Commercial Risk team will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, develop your skills within a highly regarded practice area and play an important role in the success of the team and wider firm.
If you're looking for a varied and rewarding Legal Secretary position within a leading professional services environment, we'd love to hear from you.
As a Legal Secretary, you'll be a trusted point of contact for lawyers and colleagues, providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to ensure work is delivered efficiently and to the highest standards.
Key responsibilities will include:
Client & Administrative Support
- Managing correspondence, emails and document workflows on behalf of lawyers.
- Preparing, formatting and producing legal documents, reports and client communications.
- Creating and maintaining electronic case files and ensuring information is accurately recorded.
- Managing inboxes, filing systems and document management platforms.
- Preparing electronic bundles and collating documentation for clients, Counsel and experts.
- Coordinating meetings, diaries, travel arrangements and client events.
- Drafting routine correspondence and communications on behalf of fee earners.
- Maintaining accurate client records and ensuring files remain organised and up to date.
- Supporting business development activities, including client contact reporting and event administration.
- Handling confidential information in accordance with firm policies and data security requirements.
- Assisting lawyers with billing, expenses and finance-related administration.
- Supporting the management of work in progress (WIP) and fee collection activities.
- Processing disbursements, payments, bank transfers and account-related requests.
- Investigating and resolving billing and account queries.
- Maintaining spreadsheets and contributing to management information reporting.
- Liaising with Finance and other support teams to ensure the smooth processing of financial activities.
- Acting as a key point of contact for lawyers and providing responsive, proactive support.
- Building effective working relationships across legal and business support teams.
- Supporting colleagues during periods of absence or high workload.
- Attending and coordinating team meetings where required.
- Working closely with the Secretarial Team Leader to ensure service excellence and effective workload management.
We're looking for an individual who is highly organised, detail-focused and passionate about delivering excellent client service. You'll thrive in a fast-paced professional environment and enjoy balancing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Previous experience in a legal secretary, legal support or professional services support role.
- Strong document production and administrative skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Experience using document management or case management systems.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines and priorities.
- Strong communication skills and a professional, client-focused approach.
- Ability to work proactively, take ownership of tasks and see issues through to resolution.
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
- A collaborative team player who is willing to support colleagues when required.
- Positive, adaptable and resilient, with a flexible approach to changing priorities.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact
[email protected] in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
