About Moray & Agnew

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading law firms, combining our heritage brand with innovative best practice to provide specialised commercial, workplace and insurance legal services. Our 650+ staff work with domestic and international clients from our offices in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

In 2020 we were a Hunter Business Awards finalist for Excellence in Workplace Culture, Diversity and Inclusion and our Newcastle Managing Partner has previously been awarded Hunter Diversity Champion. Moray & Agnew is a signatory to the Law Society of NSW's Charter for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession and to The National Aspirational Pro Bono Target.

Lawyers Weekly recognises us as one of the 25 most attractive firms to work in Australia. We are passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

About the role

Our Newcastle office has a great opportunity for a full-time corporate Receptionist to join our reception team, supporting a busy office of over 120 staff.

Together with one other Receptionist, you are the face and voice of Moray & Agnew Newcastle and your responsibilities will include:

• greeting clients and staff everyday
• answering and transferring telephone calls, including message taking
• booking, setting-up and cleaning meeting rooms for the day
• following up catering and ordering stationery
• opening and sorting new client matters and instructions
• arranging courier deliveries
• general administrative duties as required

What we offer:

• ongoing training and development – we offer the opportunity for ongoing development in enhancing your administration skills
• great culture – work with an office of friendly professionals
• rewarding salary and benefits – because you are worth it, we offer an attractive salary package with full entitlements. We also offer discounted gym membership, discounted health care and regular social functions.

About you

You will genuinely enjoy working with people and providing our office and clients with support and confidentiality. You will have great communication skills and excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities. You will be professionally presented and have a polished telephone manner with enthusiasm and willingness to work on your own and with our team.

Previous reception experience in a professional or legal environment will be highly regarded.

This is a full-time position. The hours of work for this role vary from week to week, between 8.30am to 5.00pm and 9:00am to 5:30pm.

We are committed to fostering a flexible, inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV.

Moray & Agnew encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. In the spirit of reconciliation Moray & Agnew acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

If you require any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.