Legal Front Desk & Client Services Coordinator

Clayton Legal; Hexham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Clayton Legal is seeking a professional Legal Receptionist to join a well-established Northumberland law firm. You will be the first point of contact for clients, visitors and colleagues, delivering a welcoming, professional service.

The role includes front desk duties, diary management, answering calls and emails, file handling and basic legal administration. You should be highly organised, IT literate (Word/Excel) and an excellent communicator in a small, close-knit team based in

Qualifications

• Experience in a legal, professional services or client-facing environment preferred.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing a varied workload and prioritising tasks.
• Clear and confident communicator.
• IT literate with good working knowledge of Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming clients and visitors to the firm.
• Answering telephone calls and taking messages.
• Diary management and arranging appointments.
• Managing outgoing post and handling emails.
• File retrieval, archiving and destruction.
• Opening new files and assisting with client care letters and terms of business.
• Providing general administrative support to Partners and the wider team.
• Using Microsoft Word and Excel in daily tasks.

Skills

Client-facing

Diary management

IT literate

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Clayton Legal is seeking a professional Legal Receptionist to join a well-established Northumberland law firm. You will be the first point of contact for clients, visitors and colleagues, delivering a welcoming, professional service.

The role includes front desk duties, diary management, answering calls and emails, file handling and basic legal administration. You should be highly organised, IT literate (Word/Excel) and an excellent communicator in a small, close-knit team based in