Lawson West is an ambitious and well-established law firm committed to providing a very high-quality service across a wide range of practice areas.
We are looking for enthusiastic, welcoming and efficient Receptionist to join the friendly and supportive administrative department on a part time basis on Thursdays and Fridays with the ability to provide holiday and sickness cover on other days when required.
The ideal candidate will be the first point of contact for the firm's Leicester Head Office, providing a welcoming and efficient front-of-house service and delivering high-quality administrative support across departments.
To view the full job description and to apply and be considered for this role please click on the link to our Applicant Tracking System
Key Responsibilities:
· Handling incoming calls and messages with professionalism and accuracy
· Managing new client enquiries and updating the internal database
· Greeting clients and visitors in a friendly and professional manner
· Booking appointments, managing diaries, and preparing meeting rooms
· Processing payments, handling post, and banking cash/cheques
· Maintaining the reception area and ensuring a tidy, presentable environment
· Supporting compliance, safeguarding, and confidentiality policies
· Ordering stationery and managing office equipment supplies
· Assisting with general administrative duties as required
What We're Looking For:
· Excellent communication and organisational skills
· Strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude
· Ability to manage workload independently and support departmental needs
· Commitment to high standards of client care and confidentiality
This role requires a friendly and efficient team player with a client-focused approach and the ability to thrive in a busy legal environment.
OUR CORE VALUES
Our Core Values are more than just words on a page. We live and breathe them in our interactions with our clients and with our colleagues: they are at the heart of our culture here at Lawson West and it is important to us that our new recruits also hold these values to be important to them:
* Welcoming
* Confident
* Supportive
* Knowledgeable
* Dependable
REWARDS
In addition to getting to be part of a friendly, supportive and ambitious firm that rewards hard work, loyalty and recognises the need for work life balance and flexibility, we also offer the following benefits:
· Salary at or above market rate reviewed annually
· 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Christmas closure days and loyalty holidays
· Buy and Sell Salary Sacrifice Holiday Scheme
· Electric Car Leasing Salary Sacrifice Scheme (subject to eligibility)
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Day off for your Birthday
· Long Service Awards – additional Annual Leave and 10 Year Club Membership
· Life Assurance
· Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoptive Leave
· Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to virtual doctors' appointments
· Company Sick Pay
· Complimentary Will
· CSR – annual paid day's leave to volunteer for a charity
· Employee discounts on our legal services
· Employee Introduction Bonus scheme
· Funding of professional subscriptions and training
· Financial Education
· Enhanced Eye Care
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and supportive working environment for all. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We value the diversity of our workforce and the unique perspectives each individual brings. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know – we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
HOW TO APPLY
Please click on the link to be taken through our application process:
Recruitment Agencies: Please note Lawson West has a preferred supplier list in place for recruitment of fee earners only. Support staff are recruited in house. Should Lawson West Solicitors receive a speculative CV from recruitment agencies to any of its email accounts, where terms of business have not been signed, we will not consider this to form any type of contract Lawson West Solicitors between and the agency. We reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 13.5 per week
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Bereavement leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Paid volunteer time
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person