Office Assistant required

Applications for this position are now closed.

Based in Sheffield City Centre | Full time – 7 Hours 15 mins per day, with 1-hour lunch | NLW salary to start (dependent upon age) | Excellent benefits

We are looking for a full time Office Assistant to work in a busy high street firm, from 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday. 

The role requires the successful candidate to provide support around the firm generally to all departments. This is a busy and varied role working in a small team, so the successful candidate must be flexible to cover holidays and absences where necessary. Career progression is also available within the firm.

What we are looking for:

• Prior work experience in an office is desirable
• Ability to work effectively within a team but also to feel confident working autonomously.
• Microsoft Office including Word and Excel is essential.
• Good English, grammar and spelling and numerical skills.
• Excellent communication skills - experience in dealing with clients face to face and via telephone is essential as some work to cover reception and other public facing work will be required.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload within the required timescales
• Ability to work under pressure as and when required (this may involve some flexibility in working hours).
• An understanding of the need for confidentiality and discretion, which are essential for working in a solicitor’s firm.
• Confidence in using a case management system. Experience of Partner for Windows is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
• Some lifting and carrying may be necessary, as well as some travel out of the office. 

Attached below is a non-exhaustive list of the typical duties an Office Assistant would be expected to cover:

• General admin tasks
• Reception cover
• Incoming and outgoing post, franking and DX
• Some typing
• Opening and closing files as well as archiving files, deeds and Wills
• Updating records on our database
• Copying and scanning
• Some banking
• Ordering stationery and stock 

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@bellbuxton.co.uk and you must put Office Assistant Application in the subject heading. Applicants will be contacted at the beginning of January 2021 if they have been shortlisted for interview.