Overview:

Harrison-Drury is a market leading Firm of solicitors with offices across the North West servicing both business and private clients. We have been successful for a fifth time placing in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the UK.

We are an employer of choice because we have a culture that challenges the conventional law firm approach and focusses our energy on getting great results for our clients, while attracting and developing brilliant people.

This role is an opportunity for an ambitious graduate looking to enter the legal profession. Training and development will be provided and opportunities to progress will be forthcoming – we have a large operations function with roles in business support, marketing, HR, recruitment, accounts, IT, and our Legal Apprenticeship programme.

The overall purpose of this role is to provide support and assistance to the administration function of the office, to process incoming telephone calls and post without delay, using our IT and scanning software. To provide occasional reception services when required to clients and other visitors in a helpful, friendly and professional manner and in all interactions ensure that the image and ethos of the firm is projected.

The Role

• Undertake photocopying and scanning tasks
• Distribute internal post
• Prepare outgoing post
• Greeting visitors and clients
• Screening telephone calls and taking detailed, accurate messages where necessary
• Booking meeting rooms
• Ordering stationery and office supplies when necessary
• Provide refreshments for client meetings
• Provide administrative support to members of the team as and when required
• Other ad hoc duties as required

Skills and Experience

• Recent graduate with strong academics
• Good IT skills
• Experience with all Microsoft Office packages
• Eagerness to learn
• Polite and Professional
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team