Legal Accounts Assistant

Nockolds is an award-winning law firm driven by a genuine passion for providing exceptional service and delivering the highest quality legal advice while staying true to the values that have shaped us.

We pride ourselves on forming strong, lasting connections with our clients, built on trust, understanding and a commitment to supporting them whenever they need us. Many of our clients return to us time and again because of the personal relationships we’ve developed.

As a leading Legal 500 and Chambers Law firm with offices in Bishop’s Stortford, London, and Spain, we are proud of the reputation we’ve built. Our history spans more than 190 years, but we continue to grow and evolve cementing our reputation for delivering exceptional results across a wide range of practice areas. Joining Nockolds means being part of a dynamic, growing, and forward-thinking organisation dedicated to excellence in legal practice and client services.

Our culture is at the heart of everything we do, it’s enabled us to expand whilst remaining a friendly, supportive, and inclusive environment where you can grow, feel valued, and be encouraged to bring your best self to work every day. We are listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and have held the “We Invest in People – Gold” accreditation since 2012 and recently attained the “We Invest in Wellbeing – Silver” award, reflecting our genuine commitment to our people.

We firmly believe our staff are our most important asset. Our philosophy is simple: when we look after our people, they look after our clients.

At Nockolds, our culture is driven through our values. These are an important part of the firm and were shaped by our people and lived by us all:

• We are Professional – we are excellent at what we do and committed to providing the highest standard of service.
• We are Approachable – we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we build with our clients.
• We are Dynamic – proud of our history but we are always moving forward.
• We have Integrity – quite simply, we believe in always doing the right thing.

We also care about the community around us. Through our charity initiatives and work with local schools and businesses, we aim to make a positive difference. Diversity is a core part of who we are, and we’re proud that over 40% of our partnership is made up of women.

Our Legal Accounts team plays an important role in the smooth running of the firm, ensuring financial transactions are handled accurately, efficiently and in line with regulatory requirements. It’s a busy, supportive team where attention to detail, collaboration and providing a high-quality service are key.

To provide general assistance to the Accounts team as directed to ensure an efficient service for clients, fee-earners and departmental support staff in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.

To be responsible for certain daily duties within the Accounts department which include daily banking, bank reconciliations, accounts post runs, posting invoices for Land Registry, Company House and Searches.

You will be responsible for:

• Daily cash book reconciliations
• Preparation of daily bank deposits and taking to the bank
• Processing out of date cheques
• Processing credit card receipts
• Accounts post runs
• Recording, checking and processing payments and receipts including raising cheques and CHAPS/BACS
• Posting bills
• Assist with credit control
• Responding to fee-earner and client queries
• Weekly reports to ensure compliance with SAR
• Petty cash processing and reconciliation
• Assist with month end and ad hoc reporting

You’ll be organised, accurate and comfortable working with numbers, with a professional and approachable manner. You’ll communicate confidently with colleagues and…