Commercial Property Secretary

Location: South East
Salary: DUE
Salary band: Dependant upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 03/09/26

Commercial Property Secretary

A leading UK law firm is seeking an experienced Secretary to join its Commercial Property team in Oxford. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail-oriented professional to provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to a busy team of fee earners within a collaborative and supportive environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to fee earners across the Commercial Property team.
• Manage, format and amend legal documents, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout.
• Transcribe and proofread letters, emails and other correspondence to a high standard.
• Undertake audio typing and prepare documents and correspondence efficiently and accurately.
• Support file opening procedures, including ID checks and the preparation of client care letters.
• Manage scanning, pagination, photocopying and general document management requirements.
• Provide wider administrative support to the team, effectively prioritising tasks and ensuring deadlines are met.

The Candidate:

• Previous secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm or Commercial Property/Real Estate team, with strong document management, formatting and typing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills, alongside strong organisation and time management abilities and the confidence to manage a varied workload.
• A proactive, motivated and collaborative individual with excellent communication skills, a strong team ethic and a willingness to learn and develop.

Please e-mail your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to gavin.coleman@bluelegal.com

Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on 0207 118 3003.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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