Legal Secretary

Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Department: Commercial Litigation
Location: Bournemouth
The firm

Trethowans, one of The Times Best Law Firms 2023, and one of the 100 Great Places to Work 2023, was named as one of the UK’s fastest growing independent law firms (The Lawyer) and offers a comprehensive range of services for businesses and individual clients. It has more than 250 members of staff, including over 80 lawyers and 45 partners, who act for many international and national household brand names (including Jewson, Ladbrokes, Pizza Hut and Nandos to name a few) and a variety of individual clients throughout the UK. Trethowans now operates out of six locations, with offices in Salisbury, Southampton, Poole, Bournemouth and Winchester as well as a serviced office in London.

The role

We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join our busy and friendly Commercial Litigation Team based in either our Bournemouth Office.

We are looking for a candidate that has previous secretarial experience ideally in Commercial Litigation / Litigation and strong administrative skills. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in law and be looking to utilise their existing skills to provide a high level of support for the team.

The role is busy and demanding and requires excellent organisational skills, and the ability to produce a high volume of work. Good interpersonal skills, the ability to work as part of a team and excellent delivery of client service is also essential to the role.

Equal opportunities

Trethowans is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the Firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.