Litigation Legal Secretary

About the role

We are looking for a Litigation Legal Secretary to support a busy intellectual property litigation team at a respected law firm. The role involves providing comprehensive secretarial, administrative and paralegal assistance to solicitors and partners.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence, legal documents and agreements.
• Provide secretarial support to solicitors with minimal supervision.
• Manage files, including electronic filing, scanning and document management.
• Send correspondence and emails on behalf of solicitors.
• Conduct conflict checks.
• Prepare and process client invoices, debit and credit notes.
• Open and close files using case management systems.
• Maintain key dates, deadlines and diary entries.
• Process expenses and provide PA support, including diary management, meeting arrangements and travel bookings.

Required profile

• Previous experience providing administrative support in a litigation legal environment.
• Strong typing and document production abilities.
• Experience preparing client bills within a legal setting.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accurate, high‑quality work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Digital dictation
• Audio typing
• Case management systems

What we offer

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Varied and interesting workload within an intellectual property team.
• Long‑term career prospects in a well‑established legal practice.