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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Private Client Legal Secretary / Probate Secretaryto join a well-established law firm specialising in personal injury, medical negligence, and family law.
As a Private Client Legal Secretary / Probate Secretary, you will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal services to clients.
This full-time office based role offers a competitive salary and benefits.
You will be responsible for:
* Offering comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including preparing correspondence and documents.
* Handling client communications via phone and in person, addressing inquiries and providing updates.
* Managing the diary, scheduling appointments, and arranging meetings for fee earners.
* Managing case files, ensuring they are opened, maintained, and closed within the case management system.
* Preparing and dispatching mail and documents.
* Offering support to other secretaries and assisting with reception duties as required.
What we are looking for:
* Previously worked as a Private Client Legal Secretary, Legal Secretary, Probate Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Assistant, Private Client Secretary, Legal Clerk or in a similar role.
* Have proven experience in a Private Client / Wills & Probate environment.
* Strong client-facing skills with the ability to handle enquiries in a professional manner.
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.
* A proactive and adaptable approach to supporting fee earners.
This is a great opportunity for a Private Client Legal Secretary to join a dynamic legal team.
Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner.
In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message.
For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website.
It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data.
If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us.
Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
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Type: Permanent Location: Hartlepool, England
Start:
Duration:
Salary / Rate: £20000 - £25000 Per Annum
Posted: 2025-12-23 14:49:41
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Private Client Legal Secretary to join a well-established law firm specialising in personal injury, medical negligence, and family law.
As a Private Client Legal Secretary, you will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal services to clients.
This full-time office based role offers a competitive salary and benefits.
You will be responsible for:
* Offering comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including preparing correspondence and documents.
* Handling client communications via phone and in person, addressing inquiries and providing updates.
* Managing the diary, scheduling appointments, and arranging meetings for fee earners.
* Managing case files, ensuring they are opened, maintained, and closed within the case management system.
* Preparing and dispatching mail and documents.
* Offering support to other secretaries and assisting with reception duties as required.
What we are looking for:
* Previously worked as a Private Client Legal Secretary, Legal Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Assistant, Private Client Secretary, Legal Clerk or in a similar role.
* Have proven experience in a Private Client / Wills & Probate environment.
* Strong client-facing skills with the ability to handle enquiries in a professional manner.
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.
* A proactive and adaptable approach to supporting fee earners.
This is a great opportunity for a Private Client Legal Secretary to join a dynamic legal team.
Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner.
In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message.
For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website.
It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data.
If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us.
Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
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Type: Permanent Location: Hartlepool, England
Start:
Duration:
Salary / Rate: £20000 - £25000 Per Annum
Posted: 2025-12-23 14:49:15
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Private Client Legal Secretary to join a well-established law firm specialising in personal injury, medical negligence, and family law.
As a Private Client Legal Secretary, you will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal services to clients.
This full-time office based role offers a competitive salary and benefits.
You will be responsible for:
* Offering comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including preparing correspondence and documents.
* Handling client communications via phone and in person, addressing inquiries and providing updates.
* Managing the diary, scheduling appointments, and arranging meetings for fee earners.
* Managing case files, ensuring they are opened, maintained, and closed within the case management system.
* Preparing and dispatching mail and documents.
* Offering support to other secretaries and assisting with reception duties as required.
What we are looking for:
* Previously worked as a Private Client Legal Secretary, Legal Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Assistant, Private Client Secretary, Legal Clerk or in a similar role.
* Have proven experience in a Private Client / Wills & Probate environment.
* Strong client-facing skills with the ability to handle enquiries in a professional manner.
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.
* A proactive and adaptable approach to supporting fee earners.
This is a great opportunity for a Private Client Legal Secretary to join a dynamic legal team.
Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner.
In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message.
For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website.
It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data.
If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us.
Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
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Type: Permanent Location: Hartlepool, England
Start:
Duration:
Salary / Rate: £20000 - £25000 Per Annum
Posted: 2025-12-23 14:49:15
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Private Client Legal Secretary to join a well-established law firm specialising in personal injury, medical negligence, and family law.
As a Private Client Legal Secretary, you will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal services to clients.
This full-time office based role offers a competitive salary and benefits.
You will be responsible for:
* Offering comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including preparing correspondence and documents.
* Handling client communications via phone and in person, addressing inquiries and providing updates.
* Managing the diary, scheduling appointments, and arranging meetings for fee earners.
* Managing case files, ensuring they are opened, maintained, and closed within the case management system.
* Preparing and dispatching mail and documents.
* Offering support to other secretaries and assisting with reception duties as required.
What we are looking for:
* Previously worked as a Private Client Legal Secretary, Legal Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Assistant, Private Client Secretary, Legal Clerk or in a similar role.
* Have proven experience in a Private Client / Wills & Probate environment.
* Strong client-facing skills with the ability to handle enquiries in a professional manner.
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.
* A proactive and adaptable approach to supporting fee earners.
This is a great opportunity for a Private Client Legal Secretary to join a dynamic legal team.
Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner.
In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message.
For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website.
It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data.
If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us.
Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
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Type: Permanent Location: Hartlepool, England
Start:
Duration:
Salary / Rate: £20000 - £25000 Per Annum
Posted: 2025-12-23 14:49:13
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On-Site in Central London (WC2)Permanent, as well as Fixed-term contracts considered (one or two years) £32,000 - £35,000 + Career Progression + Great BenefitsAs a result of sustained demand, an exciting new career opportunity now exists for two accomplished, organised and highly professional individuals to join a growing business with flexibility offered to take a fixed-term or permanent contract.
Our client is a leading commercial barristers' chambers that has experienced long-standing commercial success built on an impressive reputation for providing outstanding specialist advisory services to clients across the globe.Chambers has a thriving domestic and international practice, specialising in providing services across the areas of construction and engineering; energy and natural resources; infrastructure and utilities; international arbitration; IT and technology; offshore construction and marine engineering; planning and environmental law; procurement; competition; and associated professional negligence.The successful Assistant Practice Managers will work as juniors in a team of Practice Managers in conjunction with the Joint Directors of Clerking and members of the other Practice Management teams.
The successful candidates will provide professional, effective and efficient support and administrative services to Chambers' barristers.The ideal applicants are diligent, confident and professional individuals, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
They are able to deliver a full support service including administering cases, scheduling meetings, liaising with the courts in relation to hearings and assisting with the collection of fees.
As they build experience, they will support the wider Practice Management team in negotiating fees on behalf of barristers, marketing and developing the business of barristers to maintain a supply of work, maintaining excellent client relationships with solicitors and other professional clients.The role offers a great opportunity for candidates to take their first step in the legal sector, whether they are looking to gain one- or two-years' experience of a Chambers environment in a CV-enhancing role or are interested in building a career in clerking.
Key Responsibilities
Administration of instructions and cases using Chambers Management software, including: setting up case files; recording terms of engagement and charge out rates; logging work done; fixing hearing dates; planning meetings; and invoicing work done.
The regular collection and processing of barristers' timesheets onto the Chambers Management software within established time guidelines; and regular monitoring and updating of missing time/fee items onto the system (training to be given).
Assisting barristers with the effective administrative management of their practices, including, for example, arranging travel/hotels; forwarding post; photocopying/printing papers.
Communicating between clients and barristers, in relation to all aspects of barristers' work, to ensure a high quality of service.
Liaising on behalf of barristers, with the Courts, Judges and opposing legal teams where appropriate.
Promoting barristers and selling their legal, advisory and advocacy services to clients, who are mainly solicitors and other professionals.
Allocating and matching new clients and work opportunities with the most suitable barrister.
Negotiating fees for barristers and assisting with the collection of barristers' fees.
Attendance at Chambers' and clients' marketing and business development functions, where appropriate.
Liaison with barristers to understand their unique selling points, desired cases and capacity for new work.
Skills & Experience
Educated to degree level, including English and Maths GCSE minimum grade 5 or equivalent
A keen interest in working in the legal sector (whether in the short-term or longer term)
Well presented, conscientious and reliable
Excellent organisational skills
Eye for detail and ability to work to a high level of accuracy
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including excellent telephone manner
Strong numeracy skills
Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, managing multiple demands and prioritising workload effectively
Strong IT skills with experience of O365
Discreet and able to handle confidential information
Ability to build relationships with a range of people, including team, colleagues, barristers and clients
Benefits
20 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 22 days after one year and 25 days after two years)
6% pension contribution
Bonus scheme
Season ticket loan available
Permanent health insurance
Private medical insurance
Half-day 'birthday' holiday
This is a superb career development opportunity for an ambitious, highly organised individual, excited by the prospect of beginning their career in a pivotal, fast-paced legal administration-focused role offering full training and genuine career opportunities alongside an employee-focused benefits package and highly competitive salary. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: West End, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: £32000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2025-11-27 12:05:28
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This well-established and highly respected law firm, located in South Manchester, is seeking to appoint a dedicated Post Completions Clerk to join its expanding and successful Conveyancing department.
In this role, you will provide essential support on a busy caseload of Residential Conveyancing matters, including sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfer of equity transactions, and Help to Buy cases specifically from the point of completion onwards.
You will handle all aspects of post-completion work, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely progression of files through to registration.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years Conveyancing experience, with a strong background in post-completion processes and a solid working knowledge of Land Registry requirements and procedures.
The firm is open to applications from Paralegals, Legal Executives, or experienced Legal Secretaries who possess extensive post-completion expertise.
This position may also suit an experienced Conveyancer who is seeking a change of pace or looking to transition into a more focused post-completion role.
To apply for this Post Completions position, please send your CV to Tracy Carlisle at Clayton Legal: t.carlisle@clayton-legal.co.uk
Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and in-house legal teams across the UK.
Based in the North West, we pride ourselves on delivering a refreshingly different recruitment experience for both legal professionals and hiring firms.
Our team of knowledgeable consultants is committed to supporting your career journey.
Visit our website at www.clayton-legal.co.uk to explore our latest blogs, legal news, and current vacancies. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Irlam,England
Start: 24/11/2025
Salary / Rate: £24000 - £26000 per annum
Posted: 2025-11-24 16:22:03
