Senior Corporate Secretary; Deal | Commercial Law

ROLE PURPOSE

This is NOT a traditional Legal Secretary role. We represent a Corporate–Commercial law firm that runs on precision, pace, and transactional excellence
. This role exists to support live corporate deals
, not court matters. You will operate at the centre of transactions — preparing signing packs, managing directors’ workflows, controlling documents, and keeping matters moving from first draft to closing. If your background is litigation, conveyancing, or collections, this role will not be a fit.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Transaction & Deal Support

• Prepare, format, and manage corporate transaction documents (SSAs, MOIs, resolutions, due diligence packs, board minutes, closing files)
• Control versions, track sign-offs, and manage signing packs
• Support matters from draft → signing → closing → post-deal filing

Director & Matter Coordination

• Manage deadlines across multiple directors and live transactions
• Coordinate meetings, signings, and urgent timelines
• Anticipate document and process needs before they are requested

Commercial Administration

• Generate invoices and track matter billing through a legal practice management system
• Maintain matter files (digital and physical) with audit-level accuracy
• Handle confidential client communication

NON-NEGOTIABLE EXPERIENCE

You must have:

• 10+ years as a legal secretary in a corporate & commercial law firm
• Daily exposure to corporate transactions (not court work)
• Experience supporting directors / partners on deal-based matters
• End-to-end exposure to transaction life cycles
• Experience using legal practice management systems (AJS, Ghost Practice, Legal Suite or similar)

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

You are:

• Structured, calm, and detail-obsessed
• Commercially aware — you understand the “why” behind the documents
• Comfortable in high-trust, high-responsibility environments
• Proactive, not reactive

THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR YOU IF
:

• Your background is primarily litigation, family law, conveyancing, collections
• Your work has been court-driven
  , not transaction-driven
• You are looking for task-based admin
  , not deal ownership
• You have not worked inside a corporate & commercial law practice