Junior Legal Secretary - City - £32,000
Hybrid working, 09:30-17:30
Wise May are looking for a Junior Legal Cashier to join our client, a personable and progressive law firm based in the City. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly team who reward hard work.
Duties to include:
- Daily Office Account bank reconciliations
- Daily review of the Office and Client accounts online and making the relevant postings into 3E
- Processing all anticipated disbursement invoices
- Reconciliation of the firm’s credit card account
- Processing CHAPS payments when required
- Answering queries from partners, fee earners and legal assistants
- Covering for the Cashier Manager, Senior Cashier and Accounts Payable during annual leave or other absence
- Reviewing and posting of all bills and credit notes with 24 hours of receipt
- Transfers of time and disbursements between matters
- Editing of time entries as necessary
- Ad-hoc duties as required by the Cashier Manager and Financial Controller
Skills
- Self-motivated and able to organise own work with only limited supervision
- Copes effectively in demanding circumstances
- Good time management
- Demonstrates persistence and commitment to completing tasks and objectives
- Pays attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to build and maintain working relationships
- Operates effectively as part of a team, including providing cover in times of team absences
- Willing to offer help to all colleagues to ensure company success
- Knows when to seek guidance or further input from others before acting
- Willing to ask questions, listen to others’ views and accept advice
- Willing to contribute ideas and seek improvements
- Good internal and external client- handling skills, both by telephone and face-to-face
- Prior junior legal experience, preferably in a legal or professional services environment
- Numeracy, accuracy, and a high level of attention to detail
- Working knowledge of accounting principles
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Wellbeing Wednesdays
- Sports and Social clubs
- Volunteering days
- Subsidised restaurant on site
- 25 days annual leave
- Life insurance
- Law Care
- Enhanced Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental & Adoption pay
We are keen to speak to anyone who has experience with reconciliations and invoicing.