Legal Secretary – Dorchester – Salary DOE
Are you an organised Legal Secretary who enjoys keeping busy legal teams operating at their best? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment where attention to detail and initiative are genuinely valued? This Legal Secretary opportunity offers long‑term stability within a growing legal practice. Led by the Head of Team, the Construction department is busy and expanding, advising on both contentious and non‑contentious matters for contractors, developers, landowners and professional advisers. As a Legal Secretary, you will play a key role in supporting fee earners while becoming a trusted and integral part of the wider support function.
Benefits
* A generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
* Christmas office shutdown
* Your birthday off
* An additional paid day to support volunteering
* Simply Health health and wellbeing benefits
* Life insurance cover
* Pension scheme
* A stable, full‑time role within a growing Construction team
* Support from another Legal Secretary with shared responsibilities
Responsibilities
* Providing efficient secretarial and administrative support to fee earners
* Liaising professionally with clients and third parties
* Audio typing and producing accurate legal documentation
* File management and diary coordination
* Supporting billing and compliance processes alongside another Legal Secretary
Qualifications
* Previous experience supporting a legal team, ideally within Construction, Property, or Litigation and/or strong Administrative/secretarial experience within a similar industry
* Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail
* Confidence managing a varied workload in a fast‑paced environment
* Strong IT literacy with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Experience using modern document management systems
* A positive, friendly, and proactive approach
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