LEGAL PRACTICE MANAGER
Coventry city centre
Salary up to c£60k - negotiable, commensurate with experience
We are working with a very well-established Lexcel accredited, Legal-500 recognised law firm who are looking to attract an experienced Legal Practice Manager/Legal Office Manager, to manage and oversee all operations of a busy law practice. We are ideally looking for someone to commence employment in January or February 2025.
The role would suit someone with a background in legal accounts and/or experience of human resources, operations management and/or facilities management within a busy law practice
Duties of this role will wholly depend on experience (a range of skills and experience will be considered) and will encompass all or some of the following:
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Recruitment and HR
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Sourcing permanent and temporary/locum staff
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Dealing with new starter paperwork/onboarding, referencing, sending out employment contracts
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Inducting and onboarding new starters
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Ensure HR policies and procedures are compliant with Lexcel
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Delivering training on internal systems, processes and procedures, health and safety etc.
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Keeping training records/ CPD logs and appraisal logs up to date
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Operations Management
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Day to day operations management of a busy, successful law practice
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Facilities management and health and safety matters
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Dealing with/negotiating supplier contracts and insurances including professional indemnity insurance
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Legal Accounts/Finance
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Supervision of accounts staff
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Approving payment of invoices
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Provision of accounting information to Directors
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Organising payment of practicing certificates etc.
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Working proactively with Directors to take the firm forward, with plans to expand the business
This is a full time permanent job, working 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday. Homeworking will be accommodated one day per week.
Benefits include:
- 23 days' annual leave, rising to 28 days plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- Additional paid leave over the Christmas shut down period
- Full induction training
- 100% funding for Continuing Competence courses and activities
- Financial support for training leading to professional qualifications
- Regular in-house compliance training
- 100% funding for Professional Memberships and Practising Certificates
- Opportunities to participate in charity fundraising activities and events
- Opportunities to participate in the firm's and external networking activities
- Free or subsidised legal services
- Private Health Insurance
- Free parking
- Home working one day per week
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline, in line with market rate and will be wholly commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions
About Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey's passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it's stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey's experience and expertise.
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