Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing - Aylsham

The Opportunity:

We have a new opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join our Residential Conveyancing team, based at our Aylsham office. This role provides secretarial support to the team. This growing department works in a fast-paced environment, and they are looking for individuals who relish the challenge that this brings.

The Candidate:

• The ideal candidate will have previous legal secretarial experience in residential conveyancing.
• We are looking for someone with great time management, IT and communication skills, who is an accurate typist (including dictations) and someone who appreciates the importance of attention to detail.
• The applicants will enjoy a busy environment and have the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• We are keen to find individuals who have a positive "can-do" attitude, who love learning new skills.
• Successful candidates will be team players who thrive in a collaborative environment.
• It goes without saying that we need people who can build a strong rapport with clients as well as their team.
• We are looking for people who will take this opportunity to develop (personally and professionally) in a firm that actively put the needs of our people and clients at the heart of what we do.
  
  

The Role:

As a Legal Secretary, this role plays a key role in providing secretarial and administrative support to the team. Some of the responsibilities include:

• Opening and closing files, and carrying out initial documentation and ID checks.
• Drafting and producing correspondence and documentation, including from dictations.
• Accounts based tasks, such as billing and payments.
• Ordering searches.
• Liaising with clients in person, via emails and by telephone calls, such as taking new client enquiries.
• Diary management, arranging travel, and meeting room bookings for the team.
• Monitoring and actioning emails.
• Taking meeting minutes, and making file notes of phone calls.
• Supporting with covering other secretaries in the department when they are out of the office.
• Other administrative tasks, such as photocopying, scanning, electronic filling, and printing.
  
  

About the Team:

The Residential Conveyancing team are approachable, personal, professional and efficient individuals that guide and support clients through buying and selling property, equity release, remortgaging a property, transfer of equity and voluntary first registration of land.

#TeamSpire:

Spire Solicitors LLP is one of the largest legal firms in the region. With head offices in the heart of Norwich city centre, we also boast an unrivalled regional presence across the county, with offices in market towns throughout Norfolk including Attleborough, Aylsham, Dereham, Diss, Watton, and Wymondham.

We offer a comprehensive range of legal advice and our dedicated team actively work together to deliver a friendly and personable culture.

Our core values are: Trust, Responsibility, Client Driven, People Matter and Teamwork.

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 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.

Further Job Details:

• Hours: Monday to Friday, Full-time
• Location: In-Person
• Start Date: March 2026