A great opportunity has arisen for a secretary to join our Private Client team based at our offices in Maidstone, Kent.

Brachers is a leading law firm of choice in the South East, which prides itself on delivering quality service which provides value to our clients through continuous innovation, robust management practice and a commitment to excellence.

Whilst we are looking for an experienced secretary, we would also be very happy to consider secretarial candidates with less experience, if the candidate has the right attitude and temperament.

This role requires an excellent level of secretarial and administration support to allocated Fee Earners within the team. The successful candidate will efficiently use the case management system (OMS) as part of their daily work to ensure the delivery of excellent client service and consistent contribution to the profitability of the Team.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Preparing correspondence and other written communications, word processing and typing from manuscript or audio dictation
• Ensuring all files are kept up-to-date and that filing is done regularly
• Undertaking file opening and closing activities
• Ensuring regular archiving of files
• Liaising with clients in person, by telephone and e-mail including taking messages
• Arranging appointments and booking rooms for meetings
• Maintaining accurate, individual time records using CMS in accordance with the firm’s procedures
• Attending team, partnership and training meetings as required
• Assisting with holiday cover both within the team and, if necessary, to other teams and departments
• Assisting and support all members of the team
• Undertaking any other reasonable tasks, duties or requests as and when required by the team or the wider partnership

What we are looking for:

• An enthusiastic individual with strong secretarial skills, ideally with experience within the Private Client legal environment although this is not an absolute requirement.
• Someone who can demonstrate they are a team player who is willing to be flexible to meet the needs of this highly successful team.
• Experience in using with digital dictation
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and take the initiative when required
• Strong numeracy and the ability to understand financial ledgers
• An appreciation of the need for discretion and confidentiality
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


Brachers LLP offers a friendly and welcoming environment. Whilst we expect our people to work hard we also want them to enjoy their work and establish successful careers with us. Therefore, we offer everyone the opportunity to train, develop and grow.

In addition we offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, along with the opportunity to undertake good quality work and develop your career within a highly reputable legal practice.

If you feel you have the experience and skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please send your CV together with a covering e-mail detailing your salary expectations and current notice period to humanresources@brachers.co.uk by close of business on Friday 1 November 2019.

To be considered for this role you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.