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Temporary Receptionist – Expanding Law Firm – Generous Salary & Autonomy

  • Job Type :

    Temporary

    Permanent

  • Salary : Salary to £35,000

Expanding law firm in London is looking to hire an experienced Temporary Receptionist to join their London office on an ongoing basis from Monday 17th February 2025 for a minimum of 2 months with the possibility of this role moving to a permanent hire as the firm is going through an office move and this is a stand-alone position.

 

9am – 5.30pm

To £35,000 pro-rata

Stand alone role

Fetter Lane based

 

Temporary Receptionist duties:

  • Providing administrative support to the Office Manager with regard to the facilities management of the office.
  • Re-setting meeting rooms once meetings have finished.
  • Greeting clients and external visitors when they arrive for meetings, following visitor sign-in procedures. Ensuring meeting rooms are kept tidy at all times.
  • Overseeing meeting room bookings and ensuring appropriate room set-up and refreshments are in place, arranging catering for working lunches whenever necessary.
  • Dealing with incoming deliveries, being a contact point for the building’s reception team in respect of incoming post and couriers, arranging distribution of post internally.
  • Booking couriers and sending outgoing post.
  • Answering incoming telephone calls, assisting where appropriate and/or taking messages.
  • Organising video-conferences using the firm’s VC software, coordinating with external participants and the IT team where necessary.
  • Ordering stationery and kitchen supplies and monitoring stock levels.
  • Assisting with ad hoc office moves.
  • Facilitating the shredding of confidential documents.

 

Essential requirements for the Temporary Receptionist:

  • Prior experience of working in an office environment
  • Effective communication, both orally and in writing.
  • Friendly and professional demeanour, demonstrating high levels of client care, and having excellent organisational and time management skills • Experience and willingness to provide a top-class catering service to guests
  • The ability to work efficiently and, at times under pressure.
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Experience of prioritising their workload in order to juggle conflicting demands and meet deadlines.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
  • Excellent customer service to both internal and external clients.