Legal Secretary – Social Housing Litigation

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join our growing Housing department in Manchester. You will provide dedicated secretarial support to our Social Housing Litigation fee earners, helping deliver a wide range of legal services to clients.

Key responsibilities

• Organise and prioritise workloads, maintain diaries and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Handle administrative tasks such as correspondence, e‑filing, billing and diary management.
• Open, maintain and close client files under fee‑earner supervision.
• Liaise with clients, take instructions and collate court papers, bundles and serve them via post, email or online portals.
• Instruct third‑party agents (process servers, court advocacy agents) and assist with client reports.
• Prepare and draft documents using precedents, ensuring correct house style and formatting.

Required profile

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary within Litigation, preferably in housing.
• Strong organisational and time‑management abilities, able to meet deadlines independently.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with document preparation, track changes, document comparison packages and formatting of legal documents.

What we offer

• Join a top‑100 UK law firm with over 500 professionals.
• Supportive environment focused on wellbeing, diversity and inclusion.
• Gold Investors in People award and Hive HR Employee Voice certification.
• Flexible benefits package tailored to individual needs.