Address Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong. With more than 950 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.
Job Role: Legal Cashier
Hours: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, 09:00 – 17:00
As the winner of Working Families’ ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Department: Finance Operations
Location: Liverpool
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.
Here are some examples of what we offer:
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
- Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
- 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
- Flexible, agile and home working
- BUPA
- Permanent health insurance
- Flexible pension scheme
- Medicash
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Life assurance
- Annual travel season ticket loan
- Dress for your day policy
- Training and development opportunities
- Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role overview
Introduction to the role:
An opportunity has arisen to join an experienced transaction team. You will report to the CMS Team Leader and work on a rota basis with the Client Matter Services Team
You will be required to carry out the duties of a Legal Cashier providing accurate and timely processing of financial transactions for the firm in accordance with the firm’s procedures and the Solicitors Accounts Rules and other applicable regulation.
Key responsibilities:
- Client Matter Transaction processing including office and client cheque requests/banking/Office/Client Direct Credit/Counsel and Expert Ledger postings/Same Day and International payment processing, including accounts maintenance.
- Processing trust account transaction requests and bank reconciliations if required in adherence to Trust account procedures.
- Client Matter Transaction processing including office and client cheque requests/banking/Office/Client Direct Credit/Counsel and Expert Ledger postings/Same Day and International payment processing, including accounts maintenance.
- Processing trust account transaction requests and bank reconciliations if required in adherence to Trust account procedures.
- Assisting the International Offices with any finance support required to include client matter transaction and bill processing and bank reconciliations when required
- Dealing with general enquiries to aid the Finance Operations section and general Finance Department.
- Assisting the Finance management, and Team leaders with routine accounts duties as and when required.
- Assist with accounts maintenance client residual balance and projects that may include leaver audit administration and accounts database maintenance.
- Assist with accounts maintenance and disbursement editing for matter management
- Bank reconciliation and overaged items assistance as and when required
- As appropriate, assist with clerical accounts duties and accounts administration
What we are looking for
Essential:
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- All round cashiering knowledge
- Strong SRA regulatory knowledge
- Work well as part of a team
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable:
- At least 2 year’s Legal Cashier experience
- Experience working with Aderant finance system
- Bank Reconciliations
- International payments
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
Values
Trust – Respect – Innovation – Collaboration
At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
