Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Secretary to join our Insolvency team. The role can be based from either our Newcastle, Teesside, Leeds or Manchester office.

What will I be doing

Working in conjunction with the fee earners, you'll organise and prioritise workloads on an ongoing basis, helping to maintain diaries and identify potential scheduling conflicts as and when they arise. Liaising and taking initial instructions from clients in relation to their matters, either via email or over the telephone. Raising invoices and liaising with our Finance team to produce financial reports and monitor financial performance. Arranging meetings and liaising with our Marketing and Events teams to arrange business development events as required. Assisting the fee earners with the preparation of Court Bundles, drafting documentation and conducting searches of public registers. Assisting with new client onboarding, matter opening, and initial client engagement.

You'll have

Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary, and you'll be keen to develop and learn additional legal skills. Great organisational and time management skills. You'll be efficient, capable of working to deadlines and able to use your initiative without being prompted. Excellent attention to detail Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other IT packages.

About us

We're proud to be an independent, full-service law firm providing exceptional legal expertise to businesses, the built environment, healthcare, the public and third sectors, and private individuals. With several office locations around the UK we're one of the UK's Top 100 law firms. When you join us you'll be part of a team of over 500 passionate and talented individuals who take pride in offering an exciting and supportive environment allowing you to thrive.


We're passionate about promoting wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion, with dedicated committees to support ongoing efforts. We recognise that a healthy and thriving Firm filled with individuality and differences strengthen our teams, our clients and our communities.

What we can offer you

We're committed to being a firm focused on support, development, wellbeing and inclusion and we're always striving to improve. Our commitment to this has been recognised by our achievement of our Gold Investors in People award and by our Hive HR Employee Voice certification.


We reward our people with a whole range of benefits, some core and some flexible, designed to shape a reward package that's right for you - now and in the future. Our core benefits include:

An enhanced pension scheme with employer matched contributions of up to 6%. 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing to 28 days with length of service). There is also the option to purchase up to 5 additional days. Life assurance cover of 4 times basic salary, with the option to purchase additional cover. An Employee Assistance Programme Hybrid working with a minimum requirement of 3 days per week working from one of our office locations. We also have a flexible benefits programme where you can purchase a wide range of additional benefits.

If you would like to request further information or to discuss the role, please contact people@wardhadaway.com quoting vacancy reference NTX1162406.


If you require any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please request a call back via the above email address.

Agencies - please note that we are not currently instructing agents to support with this role. Please do not send speculative CVs.