Office Assistant

CM Law Recruitment; Slough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Law Firm on Liverpool Street is seeking an Office Assistant to join the facilities and office services team.

Responsibilities include mail handling, archiving, stationery management, meeting room setup, and basic IT support. The role requires a proactive approach and good IT know-how; overtime and some weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in an office services, mailroom or facilities role (ideally in a law firm or professional services).
• Willingness to work overtime, evenings and some weekends.
• Hands-on, proactive approach with strong attention to detail.
• Confident, professional manner with good IT knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Opening and distributing Royal Mail and internal mail within a targeted timescale.
• Distributing newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
• Photocopying, scanning and binding.
• Preparing and presenting documents and bundles.
• Co-ordinating, storing and retrieving archived materials.
• Maintaining stationery stock levels and ordering supplies.
• Booking and logging couriers.
• Outdoor clerking duties and delivering post to Royal Mail.
• Setting up meeting rooms.
• Ad hoc maintenance tasks (furniture assembly).
• First line IT support duties.
• Refreshing stocks and supplies.
• Franking mail.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Proactive

Team player

Good communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Office Assistant: UK Law Firm

Liverpool Street

£31,500

A well-regarded law firm based in Liverpool Street is looking for a proactive Office Assistant to join their facilities and office services team.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Opening and distribution of Royal Mail and internal mail within a targeted timescale
• Distribution of newspapers, magazines and periodicals
• Photocopying, scanning and binding
• Preparing and presenting documents and bundles
• Co-ordination, storage and administration of archiving and retrieval
• Maintaining stationery stock levels, distribution and ordering
• Booking and logging couriers
• Outdoor clerking duties such as byhands and taking post to the Royal Mail
• Setting up meeting rooms
• Adhoc simple maintenance tasks (building desks, chairs)
• First line IT support duties
• Refreshing various stocks and supplies
• Franking of mail
• Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time

WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience in an office services, mailroom or facilities role, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment
• Willingness to work overtime, evenings and some weekends as required
• A hands-on, proactive approach with strong attention to detail
• Confident, professional manner with a good working knowledge of IT