DAC Beachcroft is a leading international law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal services to clients across a range of sectors. We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join our Commercial, Procurement & Public Law team in Bristol, providing high-quality secretarial and administrative support to lawyers across the practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You'll play a key role in helping fee earners deliver outstanding client service, managing a varied workload and building strong working relationships across the business.
Whether you already have legal sector experience or have developed strong secretarial and administrative skills within another professional services environment, we'd welcome applications from individuals who take pride in delivering excellent support and maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and professionalism.
As a Legal Secretary, you'll provide comprehensive support to lawyers and work closely with colleagues across the wider business to ensure work is delivered efficiently and effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing inboxes, emails and correspondence on behalf of lawyers where required
- Preparing, formatting and distributing documents and communications to a high standard
- Supporting the organisation and management of case and matter files
- Arranging meetings, coordinating diaries and organising travel arrangements
- Assisting with client communications and ensuring adherence to client-specific processes and requirements
- Producing presentations, marketing materials and other business documentation
- Maintaining accurate client contact information and document records
- Supporting lawyers with billing administration, matter management and financial reporting tasks
- Processing expenses and assisting with finance-related queries
- Managing confidential information in accordance with firm policies and data security requirements
- Working collaboratively with legal and business support teams to deliver an excellent internal and external client experience
We're interested in individuals who can demonstrate excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and a strong commitment to client service.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience in a legal, professional services or similar client-focused environment
- Previous secretarial, administrative or executive support experience
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills with a collaborative approach
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and PowerPoint
- Confidence learning and using new systems and technology
- A highly organised and methodical approach to work
- A proactive mindset and willingness to support colleagues where needed
- A professional, confidential and discreet approach when handling sensitive information
Experience with document management or case management systems would be advantageous but is not essential.
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.
