Office Assistant Paignton, England
Job description
Job Title: Office Assistant
Position: Full Time
Location: Paignton
Experience: Previous experience preferable
WBW Solicitors is one of the largest legal practices in the South West, with offices based in Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton, Exeter, Bovey Tracey, Launceston, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Axminster, Seaton, Chard and Honiton. With clearly defined divisions catering for business and private clients, our teams are able to offer the very best legal advice through a full range of legal services, across a wide range of areas and commercial sectors.
Duties:
You will expected (but not limited) to support the whole office, dealing with incoming calls, greeting all visitors to the office, effectively passing on messages to other staff. To work with and cover the reception team in registering staff into the office, signing in visitors, receiving post & parcels, preparing the reception for the day, running errands, collecting internal post from a local third party location, typing letters and notes and photocopying bundles of documents on request.
There may be opporunities to work within and cover the secretarial team, therfore strong organisational, typing and client care skills are required. Duties may include typing documents, diary management, general administration support and delivering excellent client care.
The Role:
WBW Solicitors has an exciting opportunity for a well organised ambitious individual to join our busy Paignton office. Your responsibilities will be to provide all our clients with a high quality and first-class experience; whether via telephone, email or in person. You will be the first point of contact for our clients, therefore we require someone who is friendly, efficient and who understands the importance of customer service. The role comes with variation to offer not only our clients help and guidance but to give colleagues support with admin and progressing into secretarial duties. An apprenticeship could be facilitated for this role - please send enquiries to recruitment.
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will need to be computer literate and experience in front of house, client facing customer service. You will need to have the ability to prioritise in a busy environment and be willing to help support the whole office and all of the team. You will need to develop your knowledge of the business in terms of the various areas of law and how WBW operates. Successful candidates we need to be personable, presentable and enjoy being busy.
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: From £17,662.32 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Reception: 2 years (preferred)
- Administrative: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: One location
