Legal Secretary | Dorchester | Salary - DOA
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.
As Legal Secretary, you will benefit from:
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
As Legal Secretary, your responsibilities will include:
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
As Legal Secretary, your experience will include:
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
If you’re ready to take the next step in your legal support career and see yourself becoming a valued Legal Secretary within a busy construction practice, apply today with an up‑to‑date CV or call Harriet Forrester at Rubicon for more information