Meet
the team
Lynne Axford - Receptionist and Administration Assistant
Brighton reception, we will not only
answer calls for Brighton but any calls
that come in for our other offices should
they not be picked up by the office the
client has originally called - this way our
clients are never kept waiting. I try and
greet all clients with a smile and make
them feel comfortable before meeting
with their legal adviser.
How long have you been with MWB?
I have been with MWB for 10 months
and started here as maternity cover,
my contract was extended. And in
September I became a full time member
of staff.
Tell us about your role…
My working day starts at 8.30 and, as I
work for the firm’s PSG (Practice Support
Group) I am either in the post room
before going to collect our morning post
or I am on the reception desk to meet
and greet clients.
In the mornings we have to get the
morning post up to everyone by 10am
and collect anything that needs to be
sent to any of our other branches (we
have nine branches throughout Sussex)
this is then collected by out internal
courier. We do a mixture of things in
the post room from photocopying to
arranging collections for Parcel Force,
so we get to have a very varied day.
We are there to support the legal teams
with anything that they may need and
hopefully make their working day a little
more stress-free.
After lunch I will swap roles with my
colleague so if I am on reception I will
meet and greet all clients and pick up
and transfer all calls that come in to
What tempted you to apply for your job?
A friend of mine had worked here and
had said that she felt very much at home
from the word go and I wanted to work
for a company that I felt I could progress
with.
What were you doing before you
joined the firm?
I worked for another local solicitor in
Brighton for two years and before that
role I spent five years at Brighton Hove
and Sussex Sixth Form College as the
full time receptionist.
What do you like about working here?
The people I work with are amazing as
well as the team within PSG I get to
interact with all of MWB in Brighton and
I always love to chat with the rest of my
colleagues, working here in Brighton for
me is like being part of a family.
What’s the best non-work activity you’ve
enjoyed with colleagues and why?
I would have to say it has been Paddle
Round the Pier 2015; we spent a
wonderful weekend in July collecting
money for three local charities. And I
got to see my brave colleges launch our
MWB raft into the choppy Brighton Sea
and do MWB proud.
How do you usually spend your lunch
hour?
It’s usually shopping and spending
money on things I never really need, if I
am not shopping you can usually find me
with my nose in a book.
What’s the best thing about your
team?
My team are wonderful and I know that
we will support each other through
anything, if you ask the girls they will tell
you that I’m a bit like a mother hen and
I am always worrying about them. I now
feel like am a mother of three and all of
them girls!!
What’s the first thing you do when you
get home after work?
I have a nice cup of tea, I ring my
husband Mick when I am on the bus on
my way home and he has it all ready for
me when I walk through the front door,
I’m a lucky girl!
What’s your favourite food?
I would have to say it is Chinese,
although I am not very good with
chopsticks!
Finally, if someone you know was
thinking of applying to work for us,
what would you say to them?
Without a doubt I would tell them to
apply, in the ten months I have been
here I have been made to feel so
welcome at MWB and would always
say to friends never give up on applying,
MWB are an amazing company to
work for.
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