Real Estate Legal Secretary
Gateley Legal is looking to recruit a proactive Legal Secretary to support our commercial Real Estate Development team in Nottingham. You will join an established, highly respected commercial Real Estate team that handles a variety of development, finance, investment and joint‑venture matters.
About The Role
Unlike some of our competitors, our Legal Secretaries retain a traditional role, working closely with a small number of fee earners rather than being part of a national pool of secretaries. We offer a hybrid working arrangement of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home for full‑time staff.
The Team
Our national Real Estate team has an outstanding reputation for its technical and commercial expertise across all disciplines—commercial development, investment, mixed‑use development, landlord and tenant, retail and leisure, finance and securitisation, real‑estate litigation, planning and environmental. The team also supports Gateley Legal’s corporate, banking and restructuring teams and works hand in glove with our non‑legal property businesses (Gateley Capitus, Gateley Hamer, Gateley Vinden, Gateley Smither Purslow and Gateley RJA), giving us a unique market advantage with property investment and development clients.
The Person
The successful candidate will be confident liaising with multiple stakeholders and clients, proactively organising and managing diaries and taking the lead on tasks to ensure an exceptional and seamless secretarial support service.
Qualifications & Skills
* Previous legal secretarial experience
* Ability to type, draft and produce documents efficiently and with ease
* First‑class written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent accuracy
* Initiative to learn and ability to self‑motivate
* Experience working under pressure to tight deadlines while remaining calm
* Capability to prioritise and multitask effectively with good time management and organisational skills
* Discretion and ability to maintain absolute confidentiality at all times
* IT skills – Microsoft Word, typing, case‑management use, formatting and editing documents
Benefits
With support, coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues, you will have access to great development and progression opportunities. We offer a competitive remuneration package with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. Additional benefits include a wide range of learning and development opportunities, a comprehensive rewards package covering annual leave (and the option to purchase extra days), cycle‑to‑work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, healthcare, season ticket loan, and more. You can also select retail benefits that suit your needs and enjoy community online academy courses.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Legal
* Industry: Professional Services
We are Gateley
We are a forward‑thinking, straight‑talking legal and professional services group with more than 5,700 active clients. Our culture is built on shared values: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do, and Working Together.
Diversity, Inclusion and Well‑Being
We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds, providing equal opportunities for all regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or culture. We encourage candidates seeking flexibility to apply. Gateley is proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as a gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful, a variety of pre‑employment screening checks will be completed, including eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, criminal records, financial stability and references from previous employers.
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