Commercial Real Estate (Blue) - Legal Secretary

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Responsibilities

Legal Secretary – Commercial Real Estate We’re looking for a proactive Legal Secretary to join our Commercial Real Estate team. You’ll provide seamless administrative and client support, helping fee earners focus on delivering excellent legal work, developing client relationships and growing the practice, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the firm and act as a professional point of contact for clients.

What you’ll do Manage busy diaries, meetings, calls, travel and team events. Build trusted relationships with clients and internal contacts, handling enquiries by email, letter and telephone. Prepare meeting materials, locate documents and draft routine correspondence. Support business development activity, including pitches and presentations.

Manage post, emails and calls when fee earners are unavailable. Maintain accurate client and CRM records. Create spreadsheets, presentations, financial reports and expense information. Travel between office locations when required. What you’ll bring Experience in a legal, professional services or client-focused environment; a similar secretarial role is preferred.

Excellent organisation, prioritisation and attention to detail, with the confidence to work independently and meet deadlines. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with a professional and client-focused approach. Discretion, integrity and a high level of confidentiality. Confident IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of BigHand and Peppermint is desirable but not essential.

Accurate audio typing at around 70 wpm, with relevant secretarial training or equivalent experience. A collaborative, flexible and proactive mindset, with the resilience to manage changing priorities. This is a 36.25-hour-per-week role, with working days and times agreed with your line manager in line with business needs.

Hybrid working statement You'll spend at least 60% of your working week in the office, though we know there is no one-size-fits-all and arrangements may vary from role to role. Our strong culture is founded on working together in the office, which we aim to maintain through our people being regularly co-located, working cohesively and in collaboration with one another.

A certified B Corp ™ At Cripps, our purpose is to make a positive and lasting difference. It’s why we do what we do. In 2024, we became a certified B Corporation to make a legal and very public commitment that we mean what we say. As one of only a handful of UK B Corp law firms, we are held accountable to our social and environmental promises.

We are transparent on what we are doing well and where we are falling short. We are excited about the opportunities this affords us to continually improve as a responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business. Come and join us to help solve real world problems, champion big ambitions, and make a personal impact on our people, our clients, our planet, and our communities.

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