Gateley Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Legal Secretary
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About The Role
An excellent opportunity for a proactive and self‑motivated Legal Secretary to join our leading Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) team in Birmingham. You will provide high‑quality secretarial and administrative support to fee earners, ensuring the smooth running of client matters and contributing to the team’s success. This role requires a regular office presence, with flexibility for hybrid working in line Gateley’s forward‑thinking approach.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including diary management, document production, and file management.
* Prepare correspondence and legal documents to a high standard.
* Liaise confidently with clients, colleagues, and external parties.
* Manage billing processes and maintain accurate records.
* Ensure compliance with Gateley’s policies and procedures.
The Team
Our national CDR team handles a wide variety of commercial disputes for a diverse client base, including asset finance litigation, shareholder and boardroom disputes, professional negligence, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, and private wealth disputes. We work with private individuals and large corporates on both national and international matters. The Birmingham team is collaborative, ambitious, and committed to delivering exceptional client service.
The Person
In particular we look for the following attributes:
* Minimum 12 months’ experience as a Legal Secretary, ideally within litigation or dispute resolution.
* Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise a varied workload.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office and case management systems.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
About Us
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits. Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.
Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing
Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre‑employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.
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