Receptionist / Administrative Assistant - Burton

Smith Partnership is a leading law firm in the East Midlands and Staffordshire, employing around 200 colleagues across 5 offices, who recently celebrated winning the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026.

We are a progressive and growing firm, renowned for our comprehensive legal services and jargon free approach. 

We have an opportunity at our Burton office, for a Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to support the team. 

Role overview:

We're looking for a friendly, organised and professional Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to become the welcoming face of our Burton branch. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people and delivering excellent customer service. You'll play a key role in keeping the branch running smoothly day to day, combining front-of-house customer service with administration working with our client facing departments based at the Burton office. 

Key responsibilities: 

· Meet and greet clients, visitors, and staff in a warm and professional manner.

· Assisting with answering, screening, and forward incoming phone calls and manage general email inboxes.

· Manage meeting room bookings, visitor logs, and daily post/deliveries.

· Maintain a clean, tidy, and welcoming reception area.

· Provide general administrative support to other departments within the branch.

To find out more about the office, click here.

Key requirements: 

• Previous experience in customer / client facing role, administration, and / or a front-desk role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• A commitment to maintaining client confidentiality and professionalism.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits & perks:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Access to ongoing training and development programs.

Next Steps:

If you are a driven and dedicated individual looking for your next career move within a progressive and growing law firm, we would love to hear from you. 

Please note the advert will be closed and removed once we have received a sufficient number of applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. For further details please contact the HR team on: 01332 225225. 

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Any CVs sent to us on a speculative basis will not be recognised and we will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by another agency, that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency.

In the event that an agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy above will prevail.