Legal Cashier

Michelmores; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and forward-thinking team at a leading law firm as a Legal Cashier. This role offers a unique opportunity to support the Finance team in managing financial transactions and ensuring compliance with regulations. You will be responsible for processing payments, monitoring client accounts, and providing high-quality support to both internal and external clients. The firm values flexibility and collaboration, allowing you to thrive in a nurturing environment that promotes personal and professional growth. If you're looking for a role where your skills and contributions are genuinely valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in legal cashiering required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient cashier support and manage financial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and monitor client accounts.

Skills

Legal Cashiering

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Confidentiality

Education

Grade C or above in Maths at GCSE

Grade C or above in English at GCSE

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Data Management Systems

Job description

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, unique, forward-thinking team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

As our clients’ needs change and evolve, so do we. Our business services teams are continuously looking for ways to innovate and attract and retain the best clients and the brightest people. Central to our culture is our nurturing, friendly and flexible environment which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish, both professionally and personally. We really care about what we stand for and want to move forward together.

What sort of work? Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Cashier to join our highly experienced Finance team, providing efficient and effective cashier support to the Firm.

The role is based in our Exeter office and will include:

• Drawing, recording and distributing cheques as required by fee earners and PAs to pay for business transactions and collecting and recording cheques received each day.
• Attending to payments by Telegraphic Transfers, BACS, Faster Payments and foreign currency transfer as and when required.
• Monitoring payments paid into and out of the Client Account strictly in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Knowledge of VAT rules for billing in different jurisdictions and third parties.
• Calculating and recording interest on monies held for clients, both on a temporary and permanent basis.
• Making all necessary checks and entries to the firm's computerised accounts system ensuring that the firm's finances can be reconciled regularly and as necessary.
• Proactively keep the Head Cashier (and other team members) and internal clients updated on the progress of work as appropriate.
• Striving to provide the highest levels of support to both internal and external clients.
• Responding to queries in a timely manner by using effective communication methods both internally and externally.
• Producing high quality work, first time, in order to support fee earning capacity across the firm.
• Supporting other team members by sharing knowledge and ensuring own and other skills are developed.
• Developing and implementing ideas for improving service delivery or ways of working within the team.
• Checking of draft bills submitted by fee earners or PAs and ensuring your working practices are effectively supporting lawyers across the firm.
• Having an awareness of key financial targets and dates and work to support those.

Why this team? Our Finance team are pivotal in the Firm’s financial success. In addition to managing the finances of the business, they also deal with our client’s financial transactions. Using the latest software, the team work closely with lawyers, partners and colleagues across our business services team to ensure the smooth running of the Firm’s finances and help inform financial decision making.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team, we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

As a Firm, we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talk flexible working and to empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture.

The role is based in our Exeter office and the ideal candidate will have:

• 4-5 years of previous experience in legal cashiering.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective communicator at all levels (written and verbal).
• Competent with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) and using data management systems.
• Good level of basic education including Grade C or above in Maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent).

Other skills required include:

• A commercial, pro-active 'can do' and professional approach to work.
• Must interact well with others in a sensitive and effective way - a team player.
• Good organisational skills with a methodical approach towards workloads.
• Must be flexible, successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions.
• Ability to work under own initiative and high volumes of work.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn are essential.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and use of discretion.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean, Recruitment Specialist, on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

As part of our recruitment policy, our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships. If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team ([e-mail]).

*No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.