Law firm Receptionist

Responsibilities:

• Meeting and greeting clients, guests, and office employees.
• Answering the telephone in a courteous and professional manner, forwarding messages to the appropriate attorney or staff member in a timely manner as well as handling routine inquiries.
• Assigning visitor offices for attorney and staff visiting the Washington, DC office.
• Assigning temporary badges to attorneys and staff as well as maintaining the Temporary Badge Log.
• Assigning parking chaser tickets to clients and guests as well as maintaining Parking Chaser Ticket Log.
• Sorting, documenting and identifying the owners of unidentified mail.
• Maintaining a professional appearance of the reception and seating area (organizing newspapers and periodicals).

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of prior reception experience in a law firm or professional services industry.
• Proficiency in Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite and/or related software.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the Firm with tact and diplomacy.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Proficiency in general clerical skills.
• Ability to operate general office equipment.
• Ability to plan and organize work.