We're excited to be looking for a new Operations Assistant (Receptionist) to join our Edinburgh office as we continue to invest in grow our Operations team. This is a new role to expand our front of house team where you would be working closely with our Operations Manager and other operations/facilities colleagues to provide the highest level of service to our employees and external clients and visitors.

In this role you will deliver a professional and welcoming front of house experience , providing hospitality and assistance to visitors and dealing with phone or in-person queries with a positive client service ethic. You will proactively work with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that internal and external (client meetings, interviews) meetings and events run to the highest standards, keeping stakeholders informed and their needs catered to. There will also be opportunity to get stuck into ad-hoc administrative support for our Operations Manager. As we continue to grow our Edinburgh office and offering, there will be plenty to learn and improve within our front of house team- no two days will be the same!

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work in a friendly, close-knit team with plenty of opportunity to grow and progress in the role and team; we are looking for someone with a can-do attitude and great communication skills who will thrive delivering great customer service. Due to the nature of these duties, this is an office-based role with working hours typically between 9-5 however some flexibility will be required on occasion for earlier starts/finishes to support key events aligned to business need.

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.

We are delighted to have been named RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2023, for the second year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 for the second year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process please contact Sophie Russell - 0117 307 2242 or Sophie.Russell@burges-salmon.com

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