Legal Receptionist

Leading US law firm is looking to hire a new Legal Receptionist on an initial12-month FTC to work on a shift rota between the hours of 8am to 8pm (8am to 4pm, 9am to 5pm, 10am to 6pm and 12pm to 8pm), Monday to Friday, an ongoing temporary basis with an annual salary of £40,000 pro rata.  This firm has moved to the most beautiful and modern of offices and are based a very short walk from Fenchurch Street, Liverpool Street and Cannon Street mainline stations.

Responsibilities for this ongoing Legal Receptionist role will be a mix of working Front of House and also looking after the meeting rooms.  This will include greeting guests in a professional and courteous manner, answering all calls and forwarding as appropriate, administering the computerised meeting room booking system, dealing with directory enquiry calls, booking audio conference calls, logging helpdesk calls, meeting and greeting clients, booking taxis, taking receipts of faxes and couriers, liaising with the firm’s travel company to assist with any last minute flights or hotel bookings, liaising with the catering and facilities departments to ensure processes run smoothly, and any other ad hoc duties when required.  Previous legal reception/switchboard experience is a must as is the understanding of what it takes to help run a busy reception desk that has 5* standards.