Legal Accounts Assistant

Looking for a way into the legal world, but want to avoid the stuffy, corporate clichés? Here’s your chance to join a law firm that’s big enough to offer real progression, but close-knit enough that you’ll know everyone’s name. As a Legal Accounts Assistant, you’ll be trusted with the numbers that matter – handling high-value transactions, supporting fee earners, and making sure every penny is in the right place.

If you want to build a career in legal finance, learn from people who’ve been there for decades, and actually enjoy coming to work, this is the one to watch.

• Allocating credits into the client account and notifying fee earners when funds arrive
• Investigating and reconciling incoming payments, including high-value completion monies
• Managing daily bank reconciliations for client accounts
• Processing and sending out high-value CHAPS payments
• Handling queries from the cashier box and allocating funds as needed
• Liaising with fee earners to transfer funds and ensure compliance
• Double-checking payment requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role (Legal Accounts Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Legal Cashier, Bookkeeper, Assistant Accountant, Finance Assistant, Cashier or similar)
• Bookkeeping knowledge, with a clear understanding of ledgers, debits, and credits
• Attention to detail
• Basic Excel skills
• Willingness to learn new systems
• A genuine interest in building a long‑term career in legal finance

• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Free onsite parking or easy access to a large park and ride
• Company pension
• Private healthcare
• Health care cash plan
• Employee discount portal
• Dental insurance

The Niche Partnership complies with all relevant UK legislation and does not discriminate on any protected characteristics.