Corporate Legal Secretary

We are hiring for our client, a leading Irish law firm, seeking an experienced Corporate Legal Secretary to join its busy and highly regarded Corporate department.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary with at least three years’ experience to support senior fee earners working on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. The successful Corporate Legal Secretary will join a professional, collaborative team and play an important role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of a fast-paced practice.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

1. Leading Irish law firm with a highly regarded Corporate practice

2. Work directly with senior fee earners on high-quality corporate matters

3. Excellent opportunity for long-term career development within an established legal team

The Role

As a Corporate Legal Secretary, you will:

• Provide high-level secretarial and administrative support to senior fee earners within the Corporate team

• Prepare, format and amend legal documents, correspondence, presentations and reports

• Manage busy diaries, meetings, appointments and conference calls

• Assist with transaction-related documentation and closing processes

• Coordinate signatures, document execution and completion documentation

• Manage client files, including opening, maintaining and closing files

• Complete digital dictation and accurate document production

• Assist with billing, time recording and expense administration

• Liaise professionally with clients, solicitors and other external parties

• Organise meetings, travel and other arrangements as required

• Manage competing deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality

The Person

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• At least three years’ experience working as a Legal Secretary

• Previous experience supporting senior fee earners within a law firm

• Corporate or commercial legal experience would be highly advantageous

• Excellent document production and formatting skills

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Excellent organisational and diary-management skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• A professional and confident communication style

• The ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment

• A proactive, dependable and team-focused approach

The Reward

• Opportunity to join a leading Irish law firm

• High-quality work within an established Corporate department

• Direct exposure to senior fee earners and complex transactional work

• Supportive and professional team environment

• Excellent opportunities for learning and career development

• Competitive package, dependent on experience

Next Steps

For further information and to apply for this Corporate Legal Secretary job, please contact Clare Patterson at clare@huntersavage.com.

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Why Hunter Savage?

Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy with dedicated expertise across Legal Practice, In-House and Legal Support appointments throughout the UK and Ireland.

Our legal specialists combine extensive market knowledge with long-standing relationships across the profession, providing informed and confidential advice to candidates considering their next career move.

We focus on understanding both the opportunity and the individual, helping professionals identify roles that offer genuine scope for progression, development and long-term career growth.

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Salary details are provided as a guide where applicable and may be negotiable depending on experience, expertise and the requirements of the position.

We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria depending on the calibre of response.