Legal Secretary / PA
A long-established regional law firm is seeking a skilled and proactive Legal Secretary / PA to provide dedicated support to a senior solicitor leading a busy care and family‑related caseload within its Canterbury office.
This opportunity would suit an experienced legal support professional who thrives in a structured yet fast‑moving environment and takes pride in delivering high‑quality administrative and organisational assistance at a senior level.
The Opportunity
Working closely with a senior fee earner, the successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring the smooth day‑to‑day management of matters, client communications, and diary coordination. The position requires discretion, initiative, and the ability to anticipate needs in a demanding practice area involving sensitive cases.
Core Duties
- Delivering high‑level secretarial and personal assistant support to a senior solicitor.
- Managing complex diaries, coordinating appointments, hearings, conferences, and internal meetings.
- Preparing correspondence, legal documents and court‑related paperwork via digital dictation and copy typing.
- Screening calls, handling client enquiries and managing communications in a professional and courteous manner.
- Overseeing inbox management, prioritising urgent matters and responding where appropriate.
- Organising case files, preparing bundles, and ensuring documentation is correctly formatted and filed.
- Liaising confidently with clients, barristers, court staff and external professionals.
- Coordinating meeting logistics, booking rooms, arranging travel and processing expenses.
- Supporting wider team members where required and assisting with workflow coordination.
- Undertaking additional administrative tasks to ensure the effective running of the department.
Candidate Profile
The firm is keen to hear from candidates who:
- Have solid experience in a legal secretarial or legal PA role (experience within family, care or litigation work would be advantageous).
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Are confident handling digital dictation with speed and accuracy.
- Are proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Communicate clearly and professionally at all levels.
- Maintain exceptional attention to detail.
- Are confident, composed and capable of working under pressure.
- Exercise complete discretion when dealing with confidential information.
- Take initiative and adopt a flexible, team‑focused approach.
What Is Offered
- A permanent, full‑time position within a reputable and supportive firm.
- A varied and responsible role supporting senior legal professionals.
- A collaborative team culture where professionalism and initiative are valued.
