Main characteristics
- Location
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Company
- Law Staff Ltd
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000/annum
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Legal
Job summary
Legal Practice Manager - office basedThe Role
Reporting to the firms Board of Directors & CEO, the successful Practice Manager will handle
a diverse and challenging workload to facilitate the delivery of the practices legal services.
Duties may include but not be limited to: management of the finance department and back
office; day-to-day and annual responsibility for the firms accounts; advice on regulatory
compliance including SRA and SARs; organisation of the firms insurance, accreditation and
practising certificate renewals; human resources management; attending Board meetings;
negotiating with third party suppliers and developing organisational and performance systems.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to find solutions to complex issues will therefore
be essential.
This is a hands-on role suited to a dedicated professional who thrives under
pressure and would like to become an integral part of a practices continued success.
Candidate specification
Candidates should ideally have:
Previous relevant experience within the legal environment
A comprehensive understanding of the Solicitor Accounts Rules and an overview of
the general obligations of the SRA Handbook
Held the post of COFA
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
The ability to adhere to and manage deadlines with minimal supervision
Strong IT skills
Main Responsibilities
Lexcel applications.
Internal training to ensure Lexcel compliance.
Updating TOBs, office policies and procedures as and when required and in line with
Lexcel, CQS and SRA guidelines.
Maintain the firms website staff profiles, content updates, recruitment pages etc.
Prepare and provide information to the firms accountants for annual SARs audit and
year end accounts.
VAT returns
Corporation Tax instalments
Payroll
NI/Tax payments due to HMRC
Maintain/update staff benefits scheme.
CQS applications
Annual CQS training courses ensuring the courses are completed by all relevant
staff members.
Practising certificate bulk renewal application
BPP bookings for trainee solicitors
PII renewal
Cyber Insurance renewal
P&O Insurance renewal
Finance arrangements
SRA applications when required.
HR related tasks resignation acceptance letter, Bradford factor calculations, written
warning, references
Apprentice recruitment.
Supervision of accounts team, reception staff/post room
Team appraisals
Carry out DBS checks and ensure they are up to date.
Provide support to staff in relation to software/systems including P4W, Bundledocs,
Legl ID checks, Formshare etc.
Checking and authorising TTs/BACs from the client account (approx.30-50 per
day/60-80 on a Friday)
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