Legal Cashier

Eventus Recruitment are seeking a Legal Cashier with experience to join an innovate Legal 500 law firm. The successful Legal Cashier will benefit from an extremely flexible work pattern where they can be hybrid as long as they have access to one of my clients offices in Brighton, Horsham, Tunbridge Wells or Ascot. You will be able to work up to 3 days from home and will be rewarded with an impressive benefits package including a 25-day holiday allowance plus bank holidays, a generous salary and wellbeing initiatives. This is a full-time permanent job opportunity in legal finance.

Role Responsibilities

The incoming Legal Cashier will carry out a range of duties including:

• Understanding and ensuring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules in relation to all tasks
• Logging funds, noting protected where required, plus enter anticipated and actual disbursements, onto the ledgers
• Reconciling LEAP client account to the Lloyds client bank account daily and
• Preparing regular payment instructions for the Directors to include Client to Office transfers, payment information for disbursements, overhead invoices, expenses and consultants.
• Reviewing the bank office account to ensure all payment instructions have been actioned.
• Dealing with any accounts queries as may arise.
• Advising the Directors of any potential SAR or Breach issues.
• Preparing month end reports and reconciliations for signing.
• Regularly monitor credit balances ensuring return of funds to clients as soon as possible.
• Adhering to the Company Manual and advise the Directors of any gaps or suggest more efficient processes.
• To assist the Directors with any matter that may arise.

• Processing payments on a daily basis

Person Specification

The incoming Legal Cashier will have experience as a Legal Cashier or Finance Assistant. Also, to be successful for this job you will have the following knowledge and skills:

• Working and current knowledge of SAR Accounts Rules and AML compliance
• Working and current knowledge of LEAP
• Knowledge of Xero is highly advantageous
• 5 years and recent experience is essential, experience in family law is advantageous

Benefits and Rewards

My client prides themselves on offering a collaborative and supportive environment that endorses and actively encourages both personal and professional development in addition to the following employee benefits:

• The opportunity to work in an impactful environment where they advocate for families and navigate sensitive matters with expertise and empathy.
• Career-shaping environment: Benefit from mentorship, training, and a collaborative, supportive culture including reflective practice.
• Rewarding benefits: Competitive remuneration package, wellbeing initiatives, generous holiday allowance, increasing with service and company pension.
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Company events and firm-wide away days and socials.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Regular salary reviews.
• Hybrid working with up to 3 days remote working from home.

About the Company

This law firm has an outstanding reputation in the South of England, attracting clients across the region and nationally. Their reputation is built on the expertise and experience of our team. They pride themselves on working collaboratively as a team, with their clients and other experts and professionals to achieve the best outcome for families that they represent.

The firm is an innovative practice, named in Times Best Law Firms 2025, and recognised as an industry leader by Resolution, Chambers and Legal 500.

Supportive of their employees, they provide an excellent working environment with opportunities for progression and development. As a result, the firm has high staff retention with employees generally stay for the long-term. The professionals we’ve placed at the firm previously are happy within their roles and can see themselves being at the firm for the long term.

Next Steps

Apply now if your skills and experience align with this Legal Cashier role. Alternatively, if you are interested in learning about this career enhancing Legal Finance job opportunity, please send your CV to Jo Hood at Eventus Recruitment.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me at the details above for a confidential discussion on your career.

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