Legal Secretary / PA

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.

Applications are welcomed from experienced legal support professionals seeking a stable and rewarding opportunity in Canterbury. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.