Office Assistant

WBW Solicitors has an exciting opportunity for a highly efficient team player to help assist the Newton Abbot office team. Your responsibilities will include supporting the WBW team with day-to-day support in the office and provide all our clients with a high quality and first-class experience, whether via telephone, email or in person.

You will need to be very organised to ensure the office has everything required for every member of the team to carry out their duties. You will be required to support the reception team, being amongst the first point of contact for our clients, therefore we require someone who is friendly, efficient and who understands the importance of customer service.

Duties:

The successful applicant will be expected to efficiently manage all aspects of incoming and outgoing post, assisting on preparation of documents and bundles, various administration duties for all departments, and other aspects of office assistance including replenishing stationary and other consumables.

As part of Reception, you will be expected to deal with incoming calls, greeting all visitors to the office, effectively passing on messages to other staff, preparing the reception for the day, and call handling overflow calls.

The role will develop in time and further tasks may be required.

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 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 and presentable.,

• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)


• Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)
  
  WBW Solicitors is one of the largest legal practices in the South West, with offices based in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. 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. We reward our hard-working staff with flexibility, competitive salaries with a generous holiday plan and a fantastic benefits package.