Job Description

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Business Support

Date posted

12/05/2025

Job reference

HJ0354

Background

Hugh James is a leading, full-service law
firm. The firm headquarters is located at Two Central Square in
Cardiff. Central Square is Wales' premier office location in the
burgeoning business district of Cardiff.



The office provides a premium environment
for clients and staff alike, with a dedicated client floor where
we welcome visitors and host events.

The role

This role is a 6-month fixed term
contract



An opportunity has arisen for a
Receptionist to join the Front of House team. The successful
candidate will welcome and deliver a professional, friendly,
efficient, first-class service to clients and guests visiting the
office.



Duties will include:
Greeting clients upon arrival Arranging refreshments for meetings and events Ensuring relevant personnel are notified when clients and visitors arrive Maintaining the reception areas Organising bookings of the client floor meeting rooms




The role will also involve supporting our
Business Development and Marketing team in the smooth running of
onsite events, sometimes out of hours with the option to earn
overtime payments as required by the Department Head.



The successful candidate will be
professional in appearance and will have excellent communication
skills. They will also be able to demonstrate exemplary customer
service skills at all times.



Working hours are 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday
to Friday with an hour for lunch and there is a competitive
benefits package on offer.

Skills & Qualifications

Events management experience is desirable Previous receptionist experience Understanding of the professional service environment

Life at Hugh James

We never shy
away from a challenge



We are a leading, full-service UK law firm.
Since our beginning, we have been led by the thing that matter.
We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the
seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and
livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding
our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges,
of all sizes - are readily accepted.

The Hugh James difference

Our law firm has always
been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as
skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what
important keeps us driving forwards. It in our roots! We won stop
until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.



We are focused on the
work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our

entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth - servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

A positive
force in the community

Our work with charities on a local and
national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We
work with a large range of charities, some of which we
support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and
others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths.
Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared
passion to do good in the community and support those in
need.


Some of our
benefits on offer include:



Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank
holidays

Two Corporate Social Responsibility
days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice
annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid (subject to
requirement for your role)

Employee recruitment incentive
scheme



Hugh James is an equal opportunities
and disability confident committed employer.



Thank you for taking the time to
consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please
contact Jack Osborne.


This vacancy
is open to direct applications only, no approaches via
recruitment agencies will be accepted at this
time.


We reserve
the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given
deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the
role.