Legal Secretary - Corporate and Commercial
The Opportunity:
We have an opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join our Corporate and Commercial team, based at our Norwich office. This role is an excellent opportunity to work in a friendly, growing and fast-paced law firm.
About the Team:
The team carry out a mixture of corporate transactional work (buying and selling businesses) and commercial contract work. There can be time pressure when transactions are in the process of completing, where the team must adhere to deadlines set by our clients.
The Role:
This role will see the successful candidate undertaking the following tasks:
- Requesting documents from clients as part of transactions and uploading these to the data room as instructed
- Assisting with completions in preparing documents for execution, supporting the fee earner with document management at completion and witnessing documents if required
- Assisting with the preparing, uploading and the management of documents for signing in DocuSign
- Submitting documents and applications in respect of the payment of stamp duty to HMRC
- File opening, electronic and paper (including conflict checking) and ensuring all data is accurately entered into the case management system
- Answering telephone calls in a timely and professional manner
- Producing correspondence via BigHand digital dictation system and/or copy typing
- Amending documents/letters with tracked changes and typing up manuscript amended documents
- Providing general administrative and clerical support as required
The Candidate:
The ideal candidate will be adept at managing multiple tasks and have a good attention to detail. They should be a team-player who can quickly gain the trust of their team and clients as well as our professional colleagues in this demanding area of legal work. We pride ourselves in putting our clients at the forefront of what we do, and we are looking for candidates who share this passion.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Has strong attention to detail
- Can organise and time manage their day effectively
- Has the ability to work well with others and under time pressure from time to time
#TeamSpire:
Spire Solicitors LLP is one of the largest legal firms in the region. With our head office in the heart of Norwich city centre, we have a strong regional presence with offices in market towns throughout Norfolk including Attleborough, Aylsham, Dereham, Diss, Watton and Wymondham. We offer a comprehensive range of legal advice and we pride ourselves on our friendly and personable culture.
Benefits:
- Healthcare cash plan with Bupa
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days’ annual leave (FTE), plus Bank Holidays
- 2 self-care days per year (FTE)
- 3.5 days paid "close down" days at Christmas
- Personal Development Plan to support your career
- Wellbeing Champions to support your wellbeing within the firm
- Agile/Flexi Working Policy
- Staff events, and an active social committee
- A collaborative and engaging company culture
Equal Opportunities:
Spire Solicitors LLP is an equal opportunity employer with all applicants considered for interview and potential subsequent employment without regard to disability, gender identity, race, sex, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
- Department
- Corporate & Commercial
- Locations
- Norwich

Norwich
Our Perks & Benefits
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25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore we offer everybody 25 days paid vacation plus when the office closes for a few days at Christmas, these are paid days off and do not affect your holiday entitlements
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Flexible working hours and hybrid working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible working hours and many of our team, share their time between our offices and home.
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Career development
A comprehensive development guide for careers at Spire for our lawyers. From Legal Admin through to Salaried Partner and progression plans for all our other professions.
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Healthcare cash back scheme
Cash back on your medical, dental and therapy treatments.
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Parental pay & leave
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Regular social & team events
We host regular social events run by the Firm and by our social committee.
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Company pension
An enhanced contributory pension scheme on a salary sacrifice basis.
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Life Assurance (Death in Service) benefit
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Holiday days purchase dscheme
Options to buy additional annual leave for special events!
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Electric car scheme with Octopus EV
Salary sacrifice electric care leasing scheme with leading provide Octopus EV.
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Self-care days
Two days every year for our employees to use for self-care and their wellbeing.
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Christmas close down days
The days when we close the offices over Christmas are given as paid time off rather than coming from our employee's annual leave.
Our Team
Our team is located across all seven of our offices and we come together to celebrate our successes. We are dedicated to nurturing talent in a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment. Personal & career development is always a priority for our team at Spire.
Legal Secretary - Corporate and Commercial
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