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Legal Secretary

TSR Legal Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8AG, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • TSR Legal is seeking a Legal Support Assistant / Secretary for a leading Top 60 law firm in Cambridge's Residential Property team.
  • The role involves providing comprehensive support to fee earners, including drafting legal documents and managing client queries.
  • Candidates should ideally have prior experience in a legal or professional services environment and possess strong IT and communication skills.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £25,000 - £30,000 and is suitable for individuals with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
  • Employees will enjoy various benefits including a bonus scheme, healthcare cash plan, and contributions towards gym memberships.

Legal Support Assistant / Secretary - Residential Property

TSR Legal are proud to be working with a leading Top 60 law firm who now have brand new opportunities within their Residential Property team. This team serves a diverse portfolio of individual and corporate clients across residential and commercial property transactions.

Based in Cambridge, you will work closely with the Joint Head of Residential Property, providing comprehensive business support to the team’s fee earners. Key responsibilities include:

  • Drafting and formatting legal correspondence, contracts (including sale contracts), and other documents.
  • Acting as the first point of contact for administrative and business support requirements, anticipating team needs where possible.
  • Assisting with the file-opening process for new matters.
  • Supporting financial transaction preparations as required.
  • Managing client queries and liaising directly with estate agents where necessary.
  • Proactively managing diaries for allocated fee earners.

About You

We are looking for candidates who possess:

  • Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office and Teams.
  • Excellent attention to detail and confident typing abilities.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.
  • Experience in a client-facing role (desirable but not essential).
  • Prior experience in a legal or professional services environment (preferred).
  • Knowledge of case management systems (advantageous but not essential).

An interest in, or experience within, the property sector will be highly beneficial.

Why Join?

As a valued member of the team, you will benefit from:

  • Bonus scheme.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Healthcare cash plan.
  • 1/3 gym membership contribution.
  • Access to a range of employee benefits, including Perks at Work, flu vaccinations, and more.

This is an excellent opportunity and one that will offer an inclusive & supportive working environment.

Contact Rachel Phillips in confidence, Associate Director at TSR Legal or apply below:

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.