Legal Secretary REG Hub 1 Manchester

### Description

At DAC Beachcroft, we're a leading international law firm with more than 3,000 people across the UK, Ireland and international offices. We provide legal and business advisory services to a broad range of clients, including insurers, health organisations, public sector bodies, large corporates and real estate businesses.

We're known for combining legal expertise with a collaborative and inclusive culture, giving our people the support, development opportunities and flexibility they need to build rewarding careers.

We're now looking for a highly organised and proactive Legal Support Assistant to join our Real Estate team in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal or professional services administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and supporting multiple stakeholders to deliver exceptional client service.

This is a varied and visible role where you'll work closely with lawyers and partners, becoming a trusted member of the team and helping to ensure matters progress smoothly and efficiently.

You'll have the opportunity to develop your skills across legal administration, document management, client support, financial administration and workflow coordination, while working within a supportive and collaborative environment.

### Key Responsibilities

Manage document production and oversee work completed through central support services, ensuring accuracy and quality.

Open and close matters, maintain client records and ensure compliance procedures are completed correctly.

Manage diaries, meetings, travel arrangements and associated logistics.

Prepare agendas, presentations, reports and client-facing documentation.

Support business development activities, including pitches, tenders and client events.

Submit documents for electronic signature and manage document uploads and PDF editing.

Act as a key point of contact for lawyers, partners and clients.

Handle telephone and email enquiries professionally and efficiently.

Monitor inboxes, prioritise communications and draft responses where appropriate.

Build effective relationships across legal teams and business support functions.

Ensure clients and internal stakeholders are regularly updated on progress and key actions.

Coordinate workloads and prioritise tasks to meet business and client deadlines.

Maintain matter information and client data within firm systems.

Support the creation and maintenance of data rooms and transaction documentation.

Undertake searches and online submissions through platforms including Companies House and Land Registry.

Ensure all activities comply with firm policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Support lawyers and partners with billing and matter administration.

Process expenses, payments, transfers and financial documentation.

Assist with WIP management and matter-related financial processes.

Review time entries and ensure correct matter allocation.

### Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We're interested in candidates who can demonstrate

Previous experience within a legal, professional services or similarly fast-paced corporate environment.

Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Experience using document management or case management systems.

Excellent communication skills and a strong client service mindset.

The ability to work proactively, use initiative and take ownership of tasks from start to finish.

A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines.

Professionalism, discretion and the ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

A collaborative approach and willingness to support colleagues across the wider team.

You'll be someone who enjoys providing exceptional support, building trusted relationships and taking ownership of your work. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, be comfortable juggling multiple priorities and take pride in delivering a consistently high standard of service.

### Additional Information

As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact [email protected] in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.

### About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]