Legal Practice Manager

Legal Practice Manager.

The perfect role has arisen for an experienced Practice Manager who is feeling undervalued and underpaid in their current placement, or is looking for a fresh challenge in their career as a Practice Manager.
 
This well-established full service law firm, based in Northwich, Cheshire, specialize in Family Law, Child Care, Residential Property, Wills & Probate and Personal Injury. They are looking for a Legal Practice Manager to join and lead their office. You will be responsible for the day to day general management of the practice. 
 
You will have previous experience as a Practice Manager working within a law firm and you will be a strategic thinker who is well-organised, confident, self-reliant and has excellent communication skills. You will undertake a variety of different duties in this varied role, including similar duties to a legal cashier. As the Legal Practice Manager you will also undertake daily banking functions including bank reconciliations, credit control and payroll. 
 
Some of your daily duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Annual renewal of Fee Earners/Solicitors Practice Certificates
• Manage utility contracts, maintenance, cleaning, repairs & security for the practice
• General HR duties
• Maintain central Clients Complaints Register
• Assisting with the preparation of the annual Lexcel Audit
• Ensuring staff receive the relevant training for their role
• To undertake daily banking functions including bank reconciliations
• The processing of client and office accounting transactions including postings
• The preparation of cheques and bank transfers Credit control
• The administration of the purchase ledger & sales ledger
• The preparatory work for the annual accounts
• VAT administration and returns and checking and numbering bills
• filing of documentation including audit trails
• carry out approved write offs of time or money
• Weekly cash flow management
• Weekly LAA bacs reconciliations
• Monitoring budget/costs
• Update WIP report
• Process weekly client to office transfers

You will be enthusiastic and friendly, have good academics and have a minimum of 3-4 years previous Practice Management experience and have genuine aspirations to assist the firm with its future growth and development.
 
This is a great chance to join a successful, growing and modern full service practice in Northwich offering great prospects for the right person.