Trainee Legal Cashier

Chadwick Lawrence is an equal opportunities employer.  Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated based on their relevant merits and abilities.

Position:                             Trainee Legal Cashier  

Location:                            Finance Department, Wakefield Office

Responsible to:                Legal Cashier Manager

Hours:                                 37 ½ hours per week

Salary:                                 Negotiable dependent on experience

Chadwick Lawrence is seeking a Trainee Legal Cashier to join our busy Finance Team.

The successful Applicant will work as a member of the team within the existing framework of accounting systems and procedures providing assistance in dealing with day-to-day administration of the firm’s Office accounts and Client accounts in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR).  Full training will be given.

Applicants should have a can do attitude and demonstrate the capability to work both individually and as part of a team, being able to prioritise their workload and provide support to the wider finance team, including credit control, when needed.  Applicants must also demonstrate their ability to build and maintain positive and effective working relationships with Fee earners and other key stakeholders in the business and importantly have the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing demands of a busy and demanding

Main Duties

• Dealing with client accounting and adhering the SRA guidelines
• Checking bank statements and posting onto ledgers
• Posting monies in and out on client ledgers
• Processing Bacs & Chaps payments
• Dealing with Cheques in and out
• Cancelling cheques
• Balancing completion statements and dealing with completions daily
• Processing invoices
• Dealing with queries from other departments in the business
• Aged Balances

Skills Required

• Good interpersonal and communication skills to interact confidently
• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Proven ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads
• Must be a team player with a flexible approach to working
• Capability to undertake all assignments in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Computer literacy
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Discretion, as dealing with confidential information
• Ability to work to deadlines and to do several tasks at the same time

To apply, please Click here

We would like to take this opportunity of thanking you for your application.

Due to a high volume of applications for this role it is not possible to reply to each Applicant individually.

If you do not therefore hear from the Firm within 2 weeks of your application, please presume that you have been unsuccessful.