Legal Practice Manager

Legal
January 13, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Legal Practice Manager

Company: Law Staff Legal Recruitment

Job description: Legal Practice Manager – office based

The 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 SAR’s; organisation of the firm’s 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 firm’s website – staff profiles, content updates, recruitment pages etc.
  • Prepare and provide information to the firm’s accountants for annual SAR’s 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 TT’s/BACs from the client account (approx.30-50 per

day/60-80 on a Friday)

PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (INCLUDING SPAM FOLDER) FOR CONFIRMATION YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

In accordance with The Conduct of Agencies and Businesses Regulations Act of 2003 – https://ukdsi/2003/0110483138

Expected salary: £45000 – 50000 per year

Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire

Job date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:44:20 GMT

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