Our client, a well-established multi-practice legal firm, is seeking a Legal Cashier / Operations Manager to join their team on either a full-time or part-time basis. This flexible opportunity is available at either their Carlisle or Penrith office locations.

Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, the full-time role will cover a broad range of responsibilities including legal cashiering, compliance, and operational management. The part-time position will focus primarily on legal cashier duties and compliance support.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to join a respected legal practice with a strong regional presence.

If you're organised, detail-oriented, and experienced in legal finance or operations, we’d love to hear from you.

Financial

• Posting to computerised accounting system
• Issuing cheques and processing electronic payments
• Providing general support to the Financial Manager as required and providing holiday and back up support

Compliance

• Maintaining file review records
• Ensuring compliance with mandatory training requirements
• Assisting the Directors with dealing with Compliance
• Assisting the Directors with Firm Wide Risk Assessments
• Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
• SRO Lexcel

General

• HR work - Maintaining staff records, holiday requests, inductions etc
• Operations - maintaining firms policies and procedures, monitoring sources of work , archiving
• Marketing - Assisting the marketing committee with advertising, production of materials and website updates
• Premises - organising reparis and renewals , insurance, servicing, IT planning
• Health and safety - Ensuring the firms policy is up to date and followed

Essential knowledge and experience

• Excellent people and communication skills
• Excellent administration and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Positive, adaptable and flexible. Able to act on own initiative.
• Reliable, committed and supportive of other team members.
• Own transport and clean driving licence
• Clean CRB record

Desirable Knowledge and experience

• Knowledge/experience of solicitor’s accounting systems
• Knowledge/experience of solicitor’s compliance and regulatory issues
• HR experience
• Office management and budget control experience