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Job Vacancy

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Receptionist to work within a in a team of two covering the front desk at our prestigious Commercial Hub in Marks Tey.
As our Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for our firm, setting the initial tone for meeting and greeting clients and visitors.
You will play a vital role in maintaining the client facing areas with regular checks throughout the day and after each meeting to ensure office space is well presented, clear and tidy.
As part of the reception team you are expected to use a high degree of self-management, initiative, attention to detail and be able to multi task.

The day to day

• Greeting and welcoming clients
• Providing teas and coffees to clients and arranging catering where required
• Maintaining client facing areas with regular checks throughout the day and after each meeting
• Ensuring the meeting room is set up and has the correct items (i.e note pads, sanitizer, water bottles (if requested) and the correct number of chairs
• Coordinating meeting room bookings and managing which meeting is in each room
• Checking video conferencing works before meetings and logging into the systems
• Making sure the sign in book is completed
• Maintaining levels of stationery and providing accounts with order lists
• Sorting and scanning post, including recording hand delivered post, recorded deliveries and documents to be collected.
• Franking and taking the post to the post office each day (including recorded deliveries).
• Entering all contacts on to SOS (case management system), entering ID requirements and scanning in ID requirements as agreed
• Take messages for teams throughout the day
• Emptying dishwasher and cleaning the coffee machine

• Excellent customer service skills with an appreciation that first impressions count
• Great attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Team Player
• Excellent organisation skills - self-sufficient and able to plan well for the day ahead. Proactive and attentive.

• Basic salary and benefits package
• 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Medicash cash back scheme after 1 years’ service
• Life Insurance
• EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24/7
• Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus, family events leave
• Company sick pay
• Cycle scheme
  
  At Holmes & Hills we are proud to have a culture of sharing, collaboration and mutual respect. We are genuine, authentic and down to earth. We are passionate about what we do and how we do it and believe our company values demonstrate the quality and commitment we give to our many clients. These values run through the core of our firm and are fundamental to the develop and progression of our 200 highly valued colleagues.
  We offer the opportunity to work for a progressive, modern and inspiring law firm in a regional area that brings with it, the benefit of a good work/life balance, flexibility and family focussed and with genuine opportunity to progress and develop evidenced by our commitment to our Career Pathway and Training Pathway.

About us

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is a large regional firm of solicitors with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk and over 200 legal professionals across a number of specialist departments. Holmes & Hills works in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long standing relationships, protect clients' interests and support clients' growth and development.

Working in partnership with businesses and individuals

Independently recognised as a leading law firm

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners - two independent directories of the UK’s top law firms - as being a leading supplier of legal services in the region.

These accreditations give our clients the confidence that the legal advice and representation they receive from Holmes & Hills is some of the best available.

Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world and local authorities across the region, through to families and first-time home buyers.