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Job Title: Receptionist

Location: Sharston, M22 4SN

Salary: £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 with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 70 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 6,500 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

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.

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
Person specification:

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 is desirable
Salary, Hours & Benefits:

The salary is £24,672.65
Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.
23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days, plus public/bank holidays.
Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service
3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
Private medical insurance after 2 years’ service.
Enhanced Maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year’s tenure, further enhanced at over 4 years’ service.
Death in service
24/7 onsite Gym access
Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more
Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity and Inclusion.
Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual (optional) flu jab.
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