Legal Secretary; Corporate Transactional

Legal Secretary (Corporate Transactional)

Cripps LLP, Number 22, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• We have an exciting opportunity for a secretary to join our Legal 500 Tier 1 corporate team in Tunbridge Wells.
• We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Legal Secretary to join our Corporate transactional team. This is an exciting opportunity to support senior fee earners involved in a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate governance, reorganisations, and restructures.
• In this fast‑paced and client‑focused role, you will be an integral part of the team, providing high‑quality administrative and secretarial support. Likely tasks would include diary management (including arranging meetings, travel, calls and lunches), building relationships with clients and internal contacts, meeting preparation on behalf of fee earners, including document location and light document amendments, and administrative support with completions.

• Experienced secretaries or administrators candidates with strong communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with confidence and discretion.
• A passion for excellent empathetic client care and ability to be adaptable.

You'll spend at least 60% of your working week in the office, though we know there is no one‑size‑fits‑all and arrangements may vary from role to role. Our strong culture is founded on working together in the office, which we aim to maintain through our people being regularly co‑located, working cohesively and in collaboration with one another.

At Cripps, our purpose is to make a positive and lasting difference. It’s why we do what we do. In 2024, we became a certified B Corporation to make a legal and very public commitment that we mean what we say. As one of only a handful of UK B Corp law firms, we are held accountable to our social and environmental promises.

We are transparent on what we are doing well and where we are falling short. We are excited about the opportunities this affords us to continually improve as a responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business. Come and join us to help solve real‑world problems, champion big ambitions, and make a personal impact on our people, our clients, our planet, and our communities.

Find out more here. Certified B Corporation™ | Cripps.

Cripps LLP, Number 22, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom