We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
Clerks & Business Support
The clerks within Guildhall Chambers are the backbone of our business, providing expertise and support to our barristers across all teams.
The clerks comprise our Practice Director (Crime & Sports), two Civil Senior Practice Managers along with Practice Managers and Assistant Practice Managers covering all areas of law. The clerks are the first point of contact for our clients, and negotiate fees, manage diaries, and undertake business development.
Our business operations team includes the Civil Strategy Director, Finance Manager, Fees Clerks, IT Manager, Marketing Executive, Events Executive, Facilities Assistant and Receptionist.
Receptionist
A permanent, full-time role, salary range £23,000 to £26,000
Guildhall Chambers, Bristol
Guildhall Chambers is a preeminent, multi-disciplinary set of barristers’ chambers based in Bristol, operating throughout England & Wales. There are over 80 barristers in Chambers, working in some fourteen areas of practice in civil and criminal law, supported by 25 staff.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, friendly and efficient receptionist for Chambers’ busy offices in Broad Street, Bristol, receiving visitors, handling phone calls, managing our conference rooms and supporting our barristers and staff. This is, in every regard, a front-of-house job, often serving as the first point of contact that a client will have with Chambers. As well as requiring an ability to work with efficiency and attention to detail, sometimes handling concurrent tasks, this is a job that, above all, calls for a welcoming and helpful personality, ensuring that visitors are suitably greeted and feel well cared for during their visit. Our receptionist will have everyday working dealings with everyone in Chambers: our barristers and practice managers and our marketing, finance, housekeeping, administrative and facilities staff, as well as our clients and suppliers. The ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and work collaboratively with others is more important than previous experience as a receptionist.
This is a permanent, full-time role, with standard working hours between 8.40am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The salary range is £23,000 to £26,000, depending on experience.
You will need to be a British or Irish citizen or otherwise have the right to work in the UK and have:
at least five GCSEs (including maths and English) at grade 9 to 4 (A* to C) or equivalent, and two A Level passes or Scottish Advanced Highers or IB/BTEC Level 3 Diploma/T Level, or equivalent;
excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
a good level of user skills in MS Word and Outlook.
To apply for this role, please email [email protected] before 09:00 on Tuesday 20 May, attaching:
You CV, confirming your nationality or other right to work in the UK, your educational qualifications and your employment status and experience to date, including, where appropriate, your current notice period.
A brief letter (of no more than one A4 page) describing why you are interested in the role.
Guildhall Chambers promotes equality of opportunity in the workplace. If you are selected for interview, we will ask if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order for you to attend.
A member of the clerking team will help you resolve your request.
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