Secretary/ Receptionist

4694259
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Wellington
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Administrators
  • Industry

    Legal
  • Pay

    up to £26k
  • Closing date

    11 Jul 2025

Full time permanent Secretary/ Receptionist in Wellington

Your new company

Working for a successful law firm in one of their offices based in Wellington.

This role is full-time Monday - Friday 35 hours per week.
Salary is £24k - £26k depending on experience.

Your new role

  1. Attending all service users and professionals, whether in person, on the telephone or by email in a polite, efficient and professional manner at all times.
  2. To comply with the Policies and Procedures pursuant to the Office Quality Manual at all times.
  3. Using a variety of software to support our case management system including Microsoft Word and 365, Outlook and Excel to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records and accounts.
  4. Diary management, together with booking appointments/meetings.
  5. Attending meetings where necessary and assist in note taking
  6. Creating, photocopying and printing of documents.
  7. Financial control, with particular regard to cash-flow control through collection of monies on account and billing procedures.
  8. Ensuring prompt closure of files at completion with ledgers nil balanced and activation of feedback/review request with Review Solicitors
  9. All postal duties, including DX and Royal Mail post, to include opening, dating, sorting and distribution, franking etc.
  10. To oversee diary management for the meeting rooms, maintain meeting rooms and provide assistance to other members of staff when in meetings, as reception duties allow.
  11. Ordering and maintaining stationery and office equipment and obtaining partner approval for purchases/order when required.
  12. Ensuring prompt response to telephone calls, taking accurate messages and ensuring the calls/messages are passed to the appropriate staff member without delay.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Previous experience using a variety of software to support our case management system including Microsoft Word and 365, Outlook and Excel to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records and accounts.
  • Note taking skills
  • Strong administration/ secretary background
  • Good level of customer service experience

What you'll get in return

We are in partnership with Westfield Health who are a leading provider of private heathcare, this is an automatic approval when probation is completed.
The usual pension and gym membership is included. All offices are centrally located. An enhanced annual leave package is offered alongside working in a friendly professional environment.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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