Legal Secretary recruitment agency listing
A legal secretary provides administrative support to solicitors and other legal executives. Typing letters, creating legal documents, working with dictation notes, answering correspondence from clients, keeping records and attending courts or police cells with their employers are common tasks.
Here we list a number of UK recruitment agencies with particular experience in filling legal secretary positions with legal enterprises and organisations across the country.
Entry requirements
There are no set qualifications for this role, although prospective employers are likely to look for good GCSE grades in English, along with experience in office environments " such as temporary office work, known as temping.
Temping work may be easier to obtain following a course in secretarial studies, computing, typing or audio transcription.
A course specifically in legal secretarial skills may also be of help, although good general administration skills and a working knowledge of the law should suffice.
Most legal secretarial work is full time, 9 to 5, Monday to Friday, but part time and temporary work may also be available. Work is generally carried in the office environment, although some work external work may be done, delivering documents or attending police stations or courts with employers.
Salaries
Depending on location, salaries legal secretarial staff start at between £12,000 and £20,000, climbing to between £20,000 and £30,000 as experience is gained. Those with many qualifications in high profile law firms may earn up to £36,000 per year.
About OSC Recruitment
Because at OSC Recruitment, we are different. We are personal, we care, and we say thank you. We pride ourselves on being professional and offering excellent customer service. We aim to provide a seamless candidate and client journey and we keep both our clients and candidates updated as much as possible, and most of all, we are honest. We are also mindful that you are busy too! So we take the hassle out of the whole recruitment process.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Aspion Financial
Our dedicated Legal Accounts Recruitment Team partner with top-tier firms within the law sector to provide live positions to candidates who are seeking new positions within legal accounts. We deliver solutions on a permanent, contract or temporary basis and would love to facilitate your latest business hire or career move.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: England | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k
About The Recruitment Consultancy
We are an independent consultancy offering temporary and permanent office recruitment services across Surrey, Sussex & the surrounding areas. Founded in 1997 and as REC members, we find the right talent, from entry to director-level, (office-based or remote) for all our clients across a range of industries including: HR, finance & accounts, digital media, customer service, administration, reception, secretarial, PR & marketing, to name a few.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: Surrey, Sussex and the surrounding areas | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About LinkPoint Resources Limited
With more than 20 years' experience placing legal professionals nationally and internationally, LinkPoint is a well-established consultancy specialising in legal recruitment. We work at all levels spanning private practice, commerce and the financial services industry, and our consultants have vast experience recruiting Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, Litigation Assistants and Solicitors.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: UK Nationwide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Recruiter Tip
Whilst knowledge of basic office software such as Word and Excel is essential to a Legal Secretary, more specialised packages to become familiar with include Eclipse Proclaim, and BigHand Dictate.About Alma Personnel
Reliable, professional family run Recruitment business with over 35 years combined experience covering all sectors of industry across The Midlands. Quality, Confidential, Cost Effective. Having the right calibre of candidates is more important then having thousands of CV's.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: Birmingham and The Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Time Recruitment are one of the UK's leading independent recruitment firms with offices in Manchester, London & Birmingham. Specialising in 4 key recruitment sectors; Construction, Healthcare, Commercial & Industrial/Engineering, we have seen phenomenal growth since our launch in 2002. Our specialist sector knowledge combined with our understanding of the marketplace has allowed us to develop strong relationships with our clients & candidates.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: UK | Contract, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Rainbow Recruitment Services
Situated in the heart of Sussex we are your Local, Independent, Permanent Recruitment Agency experienced recruiting for Legal professionals. We understand It's not just about your next vacancy, it's about the future of your business. By offering a personal & professional service, we take the time to find you the best talent. We offer a full and thorough recruitment process, ensuring we build lasting relationships with our clients & candidate
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: Sussex - Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham, Brighton | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k
About Attic Recruitment Limited
Favoured by legal clients for our personal and bespoke solutions, Attic Recruitment specialise in placing admin personnel into London and South East legal vacancies. We take great pride in our customer service and typically recruit paralegals, secretaries and practice managers for a range of permanent and temporary positions. We hope to build lasting relationships with all of our clients by delivering quality shortlists time and time again.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: London and the South East | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Staff One Ltd
Staff One is a multi-disciplinary recruitment consultancy based in the UK. Covering clients across the Sales & Executive, Construction, Engineering, Industrial and Care sectors. Our specialities are; temporary staffing, permanent search & selection, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and payroll management.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: United Kingdom - All areas | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Recruiter Tip
Legal Secretaries are required to produce large quantities of typed works accurately and under pressure - meaning that an employer should look for candidates with a typing speed of around 70 wpm.About The Recpool Group Limited
THE PROFESSIONALS CHOICE The Recpool Group is a niche staffing support specialist and leading provider of true recruitment solutions that focus’ only on placing the most highly skilled and experienced professional candidates in the UK’s most sought-after roles.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Flexible Solutionz Limited
Flexible Solutionz has been servicing many of the UK's largest Insurance Companies for many years. Track record in delivering candidates across ALL disciplines within Insurance. We are able to provide testimonials & references on request. We offer excellent rates & rebate schemes to protect your investment.
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: North West England | Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
About Xquisite Recruitment
Xquisite Recruitment - Sheer Xpertise! - a family run independent agency with 25 years experience, we work across every sector of recruitment everywhere in the UK, from office junior to Senior Executive. We offer an Xquisite service at an across the board fee much lower than that of any other agency. Give us the chance to delight you
Legal Secretary - Legal
Covers: Nationwide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+