Build your career with Buckles

Are you an experienced Legal Secretary looking for a permanent opportunity within a busy and growing Private Client team, with the opportunity to broaden your experience through introductory paralegal work?

We’re looking for a proactive, highly organised and client-focused Legal Secretary to join our Peterborough office. The role will primarily involve providing high-quality legal secretarial and administrative support to our Private Client lawyers, alongside the opportunity to undertake some introductory fee-earning paralegal work. This will allow you to develop your legal knowledge and gain additional practical experience while supporting the team in delivering an excellent service to clients.

About the role

As a Legal Secretary within our Private Client team, you’ll provide essential day-to-day secretarial and administrative support to a team of experienced lawyers, helping to ensure the smooth running of files and the delivery of a professional and responsive service to clients.

You’ll work across a range of Private Client matters, including Estate Planning and Estate Administration. Alongside your secretarial responsibilities, you’ll also have the opportunity to assist with straightforward fee-earning paralegal tasks under the supervision and guidance of our lawyers, providing scope to broaden your experience and develop your skills.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Providing high-quality secretarial and administrative support to Private Client lawyers.

• Managing correspondence, diaries, meetings and legal documentation.

• Supporting lawyers with Estate Planning and Estate Administration matters.

• Assisting with file opening, billing and compliance processes.

• Liaising confidently and professionally with clients, colleagues and external contacts.

• Coordinating incoming and outgoing correspondence and maintaining accurate records.

• Assisting with introductory paralegal tasks and straightforward fee-earning work under supervision.

• Supporting the preparation of legal documents and correspondence for review by lawyers.

• Supporting the wider Private Client team and providing cover when required.

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across Buckles’ UK offices where needed.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with previous experience in a legal secretarial role, ideally within Private Client law, who is organised, proactive and interested in developing their legal experience through some introductory paralegal responsibilities.

You’ll have:

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary, ideally within Private Client.

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• A professional, calm and confident approach.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong IT skills, including experience with legal document formatting and management systems.

• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

• A willingness to learn and develop your legal knowledge and skills.

• A genuine commitment to delivering an excellent client experience.

Why Buckles?

At Buckles, we recognise that our success is driven by our people. We want you to have the support, opportunities and benefits you need to perform at your best and develop your career.

As well as professional and personal development opportunities, our benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (FTE), plus UK Bank Holidays and your birthday off (or the closest working day).

• Christmas Shut down

• A wide range of health and wellbeing benefits.

• Private healthcare options for you and your family.

• Healthcare cashback plans for you and your family.

• Enhanced pension with 5% matched contribution.

• The opportunity to buy up to 5 additional days’ annual leave per year (FTE).

• Cycle to Work and electric vehicle schemes.

• Life assurance of 4 x your annual salary.

About Buckles

Buckles is an award-winning UK law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services to businesses and individuals, both in the UK and internationally.

With offices across Bristol, Cambridge, London, Nottingham, Peterborough and Stamford, alongside our international presence in Paris and Milan, we combine specialist legal expertise with a collaborative and people-focused culture.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We encourage independent thinking, welcome new ideas and give our colleagues the opportunity to make a real difference.

We are proud to hold the LawNet Mark of Excellence and Investors in People Gold accreditation.

Ready to join Buckles?

If you’re an experienced Legal Secretary looking for a permanent role where you can develop your career, broaden your legal experience and make a genuine contribution to a supportive and collaborative Private Client team, we’d like to hear from you.