About Us

The Front of House team is responsible for providing a standard of excellence for client care services to all visitors. This includes data-input booking of meeting rooms request, greeting visitors and dealing with administration tasks in a professional manner. As the face of the firm and the first point of contact for clients and staff, this is a key hire for the London office. Switchboard cover will also be required on occasions. This role involves working within a team of 9 but a wider team of 12 which includes Switchboard. Flexibility is required should shift patterns change or the necessity to cover sickness/holiday absence including evenings. Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organizations through our 13,200 people in 78 offices in 46 countries. Yet big does not mean impersonal. We work hard to ensure that everyone knows their role and has the support they need to perform it to the highest standard. Our culture encourages this - how we work, think and behave in a collaborative and fulfilling way. In London you will be part of an 950 person office, which is also our largest office globally. Originally opened in 1961, Baker McKenzie London is well established in the UK as a leading international law firm and is regularly involved in some of the country's most high-profile legal matters. We can offer you the work, pride and experience of being part of a leading law firm but in a local office environment that is hardworking, yet friendly and supportive. The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of recent awards, including: • Acritas' Sharplegal Global Elite Brand Index, 2010- 2020 - ranked 1st • The Sunday Times' Best Companies to Work For 2011, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17: currently ranked 66th • The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2018: currently ranked 65th • Thomson Reuters ranked the Firm No. 1 for cross-border deals for the last 12 years. More than 70% of our deals are cross-border. • For the 14th consecutive year, the Firm was ranked first for deals with emerging market involvement, by both number of announced and completed deals. • Law360 ranked the Firm as the leading global law firm in its annual survey. • Identified as one of the best law firms for women by Working Mother magazine, Law360 and Euromoney. • Named one of Stonewall's Top Global Employers for the fourth consecutive year in 2019. • Recognised in 2019 as a top 10 employer in the UK for LGBT+ equality, and named as one of 10 Top Trans Employers, in Stonewall's Top 100 Best Employers listing. • Featuring in Business in the Community's Top 100 Employers for Race listing. • Ranking 5th in the 2019 Social Mobility Employer Index. • Winning the Best International Firm (UK), Best International Firm for Minority Women Lawyers, and Best International Firm for Women in Business Law at the European Women in Business Law Awards 2019. Have a look at our YouTube channel to find out more about us! As the first truly global law firm, diversity and inclusion are foundational to our culture and strategic vision. We are a Firm of individuals from across the globe with different backgrounds, ideas, and points of view who collegially work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources, including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people. Our global strategy is focused on our people, our culture, our clients and the communities where we operate. In 2019 we enacted ambitious new targets related to gender, racial and ethnic diversity at the Firm. These targets are viewed as a floor, not a ceiling, to advancing underrepresented groups, and they are backed by a variety of strategic initiatives aimed at achieving our goals. Our strategic vision is supported in London by six active employee led networks which champion diversity, lead on a number of internal campaigns and deliver a range of activity to celebrate differences in identity, inclusion, and key dates throughout the year including: LGBT+ History Month, International Women's Day, International Trans Day of Visibility, Mental Health Awareness Week, Pride, Black History Month, Social Mobility Week, International Day of Disabled Persons and many more! Baker McKenzie London has been accredited by Disability Confident, joining over 18,000 organizations that have signed up to help change behaviors and cultures in businesses, networks and communities and reap the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.