Legal Secretary in Birmingham

About The Role

An excellent opportunity for a proactive and self‑motivated Legal Secretary to join our leading Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) team in Birmingham. You will provide high‑quality secretarial and administrative support to fee earners, ensuring the smooth running of client matters and contributing to the team’s success. This role requires a regular office presence, with flexibility for hybrid working in line with Gateley’s forward‑thinking approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners, including diary management, document production, and file management.
• Prepare correspondence and legal documents to a high standard.
• Liaise confidently with clients, colleagues, and external parties.
• Manage billing processes and maintain accurate records.
• Ensure compliance with Gateley’s policies and procedures.

The Team

Our national CDR team handles a wide variety of commercial disputes for a diverse client base, including asset finance litigation, shareholder and boardroom disputes, professional negligence, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, and private wealth disputes. We work with private individuals and large corporates on both national and international matters. The Birmingham team is collaborative, ambitious, and committed to delivering exceptional client service.

The Person

• Minimum 12 months’ experience as a Legal Secretary, ideally within litigation or dispute resolution.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration package tied to individual performance and an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. Learning and development opportunities are available via our Learn platform. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the option to purchase extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and more. Perks at Work/Home provide a range of retail benefits. Learning courses cover fitness, coding, languages, and more.

Diversity, Inclusion and Well‑Being

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing is an important part of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or culture. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.