£25K/yr to £30K/yr
Birmingham, England
Permanent, Variable

Legal Cashier

Posted by Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment .

Legal Cashier - HYBRID Birmingham

£25,000 - £30,000

A fantastic, well leading Birmingham City Centre firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Cashier to their already impressive team.

Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Legal Cashier will benefit from working with a cohesive accounts team and a team of Solicitors, Legal Executives and Paralegals to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Cashier duties.

This role would be ideal for a candidate who has at least 2+ years experience in a Legal Cashier role, and for someone who wishes to take on more responsibility as the role progresses.

Duties and responsibilities of the Legal Cashier:

  • Checking bills and completion statements
  • Checking balances due to clients
  • Calculation of interest
  • Posting bills and adding and paying anticipated disbursements
  • Posting and printing cheques and getting them signed
  • Preparing and posting banking
  • Taking credit card payments
  • Dealing with queries from fee earners and support staff
  • Client to office transfers
  • Ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules
  • Client and office accounts postings and reconciliation
  • Knowledge of Solicitors accounts rules desirable
  • Experience of processing Online banking transactions
  • Daily Banking duties
  • VAT compliance and money laundering regulations
  • At least 2 years experience working within a legal accounts department

Skills required:

  • Excellent numeracy skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently on own initiative and within a team
  • Excellent multi-tasking skills and ability to prioritise workload
  • Excellent communication skills and experience of working with legal software packages
  • Competent with Microsoft products
  • A Legal Cashier background of 3+ years (Minimum)

Having worked with this leading Birmingham firm for some time, I know of their excellent standard of work, and opportunities for progression and development.

A competitive salary is on offer, with 25 days holiday + bank holidays, a competitive bonus scheme, pension contribution and training.

If you are an experienced Legal Cashier, based in or near Birmingham City Centre, please get in touch for confidential consideration or email your CV to