Family Secretary

Tozers LLP is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in Exeter, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot offering an extensive legal service to businesses and individuals both locally and nationally. We are recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK legal directories in a number of fields.

We are now looking for a Family Secretary to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36.25 hours per week.

• Salary of £13.45 per hour
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Supportive team environment

Our busy family team in Newton Abbot are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic secretary. This is a specialist Legal Aid team which represents children who are the subject of care proceedings, instructed by their Guardian, parents and grandparents. The work is fast-paced and client-focused. Your role will include audiotyping, preparing court forms and documents, preparing bundles and other administrative duties.

The ideal candidate will be someone who, at all times, understands that assisting the team to deliver the highest standards of client care is paramount. You will be very well organised and will enjoy organising others. You will have a ‘can-do’ attitude and will be happy to adapt to the requirements of the tasks facing you. Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate your problem‑solving skills and how you have used these in your previous positions and that you can respond to busy periods cheerfully and efficiently, providing excellent audio typing and all‑round secretarial support.

Whilst we are ideally looking for someone on a full‑time basis, we are open to considering applications from candidates seeking a four‑day working week (pro‑rata salary). This position is entirely office‑based, enabling close collaboration within the team. We are not offering hybrid or remote options for this position.

You will have excellent IT skills and be familiar with using software for creating bundles of documents, ideally with previous experience of using SOS. You must be adept at managing competing priorities, maintaining a high level of accuracy, and collaborating effectively with team members. It will be an advantage if you have previous experience of care work and can offer assistance and support to a busy Children Panel Solicitor.

We believe that our people are our most important asset, and are committed to supporting our teams, cultivating a healthy culture of challenge and expectation with support and care. We invest in our teams and our infrastructure to ensure that we attract and retain talented staff, and are committed to giving all colleagues the opportunity to reach their full potential, with a real focus on training and development.

High‑quality work, healthy growth and happy teams are at the heart of everything we do.

The closing date for this role is 21st April 2026.

Webrecruit and Tozers Solicitors LLP are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.