Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier

Hours

9.30am-5.30pm (35 hours per week)

Department

Accounts/ Business Support Group

The Role

We are seeking a confident, enthusiastic, self‑motivated and professional full time legal cashier to join the 7 other cashiers in our Accounts team based in Putney. Reporting to the Accounts team manager, the team is friendly and informal and the work is interesting and varied.

Main duties include but are not limited to:

• All members of the Accounts team are expected to learn all the Accounts department’s processes and to cover when required. These will include:
• Dealing with telephone queries from clients, fee‑earners and secretaries
• Processing domestic and international electronic payments
• Monitoring electronic receipts and informing fee‑earners and secretaries when funds are received
• Processing supplier invoices and maintaining supplier ledgers
• Raising bills requested by fee‑earners and checking:
• Fees are being allocated in accordance with firm policies
• Bills are addressed properly
• VAT is being applied/excluded correctly
• Disbursements are being billed or written off in timely manner
• Posting client and office receipts
• Reconciling bank transactions
• Posting client ledger transactions
• Receiving and posting client credit card payments over the phone
• Checking and posting expense claims
• Banking of cheques and cash at our bank
• E‑filing supporting documentation

All members of the Accounts team are expected to perform other Accounts related ad hoc tasks as they arise.

Technical skills and expertise

The ideal candidate will have excellent attention to detail, communication and team working skills.

Experience working for a law firm and familiarity with the below would be useful but not essential:

• Office and Client accounts
• Client ledgers
• SRA rules

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

We welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the firm please contact a member of the HR team.

We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender Identity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.