Job Details

Harcus Parker is a law firm which specialises in commercial and group litigation.   It is based in central London. It is currently expanding and needs to hire a receptionist/junior secretary to support the business.

Further information about the firm can be found on our website: www.harcusparker.co.uk.

Key responsibilities:

• Answering the main switchboard, directing calls and dealing with queries;
• Meeting and greeting clients and visitors in a friendly and professional manner;
• Announcing visitors as appropriate, escorting into meeting rooms and providing refreshments;
• Resetting meeting rooms once meetings have finished and ensuring reception and meeting areas are presentable at all times;
• Booking meeting rooms for both client and internal meetings;
• Setting up meeting room equipment as required to include laptops, screens, projectors, conference phones and Wi-fi passwords;
• Organising catering for in-house lunches, client meetings and events;
• Assisting with the planning and setting-up of client and staff events;
• Booking outgoing couriers as well as dealing with incoming couriers and deliveries;
• Collecting post from the building’s main reception and sorting and distributing internally;
• Franking and sending outgoing post;
• Ordering office stationery and kitchen supplies and monitoring stock levels;
• Sending files to store and retrieving them as and when needed;
• Liaising with contractors and suppliers;
• Carrying out administrative tasks when required, such as photocopying and scanning.
• Typing fee earner dictation and providing general secretarial support to fee earners.

Key skills:

• Clear and friendly telephone manner;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Must be well organised with good attention to detail;
• Must be a team player and have a flexible ‘can do’ attitude. 

Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (with one hour for lunch)

Salary: £22,360 - £25,000 plus good benefits package.

Holidays: 25 days of holiday a year plus public holidays.

To apply, please email a cover letter and CV to Tracey Dooley attdooley@harcusparker.co.uk