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Receptionist

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Job Title: Receptionist

Location: Sharston

Salary: £22,472.81 – £24,672.65 per annum

Job type: Full time, Permanent

About Us:

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is our core business.

Express Solicitors are currently ranked 80 out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 4,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.

About the Role:

Express Solicitors are currently looking for an experienced Receptionist to work on a busy office switchboard. The role is to provide office and reception support in a busy legal environment during office hours.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Answering telephones in a polite and professional manner
  • Administration support, such as scanning and photocopying
  • Making refreshments
  • Ensuring meeting rooms are prepared
  • Completing checklists on a daily / weekly basis as instructed
  • Errands, such as buying milk for the office
  • Helping to keep the office tidy
  • Other ad hoc duties as required

About you:

  • GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above
  • Reception/Switchboard experience
  • Administrative experience
  • Experience of working in a customer-facing role
  • Experience of dealing with customers on the telephone
  • NVQs or qualifications in business administration
  • Experience of working in a law or legal services firm

Salary, Hours & Benefits:

  • The salary range £22,472.81 to £24,672.65
  • 5 hours/week (8.30am to 5.30pm Monday-Thursday; 5pm Friday)
  • 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days
  • 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
  • Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service
  • Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
  • Death in Service – 2 x salary
  • Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget
  • Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion
  • Netball / Football team, 10km Manchester team and more
  • Enhanced Maternity Leave payment if you have over 1 year tenure
  • Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual flu jab

Next steps:

If this sounds exciting to you, then we would love to hear from you!

Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Admin Assistant, Administrator, Admin, Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Support Administrator, Company Receptionist, Customer Support, Client Service, Bookings Co-ordinator may also be considered for this role.

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