Position Title: Legal Receptionist – Entry Level
Location: Washington, DC
Industry: Law Firm
Work Hours: 10AM – 6PM
Salary: Approximately 30,000 – 35,000 annually
Responsibilities Summary:
- Answer telephone calls on the console, forward callers, and take messages for appropriate personnel
- Greet visitors to the Firm, taking care of their luggage and promptly announcing their arrival to appropriate personnel
- Send out daily visitors list to security
- Communicate clearly, effectively, and in a pleasant manner while engaged with individuals on the telephone and with visitors to the office
- Handle overhead announcements and in-house paging of office personnel when requested
- Place building maintenance requests; and create and submit vendor check requests for Office Manager
- Maintain employee daily attendance spreadsheet
- Communicate with office services for hospitality needs as necessary
- Ensure that the reception area has a professional, business-like atmosphere
- Serve as backup to the other Receptionist/Main Conference Services Coordinator
- Other administrative tasks as assigned
Qualifications Summary:
- Bachelor’s Degree required; Interest in the legal field, as demonstrated in undergraduate coursework, extracurricular activities, or prior jobs or internships
- Previous reception experience preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and ability to learn new software is required
- Outstanding organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- Possess high attention to detail, a strong work ethic and is self-motivated
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, efficiently multi-task and produce a high-end work product in a fast-paced environment