Legal Cashier

**Full-time Legal Secretary at The Burnside Partnership - Oxfordshire**

**Role Title: Legal Cashier/Trainee Legal Cashier**

**Scope of our work**:Private Client Tax and Trusts and Contentious Probate

**Reports to**: Accounts & Billing Manager

**Office Address**: This is an office based role at Blenheim Palace Sawmills,

Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8ET.

**The Burnside Partnership**

The Burnside Partnership was founded in 2015. Our ambition is to provide our clients with outstanding service and build strong, personal relationships. The principal work of the firm is non contentious and contentious Private Client. This includes Wills, tax planning, probate, mental incapacity and Contentious Estates and Trusts. We also offer Taxation and Trust Services. These are very personal issues and clients share a lot of information about their families, finances and health, so it is a priority that we provide a sympathetic and caring service.

Our team has been recognised with a number of awards. Most recently, we were a finalist in the category of Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the Lawyer Awards 2021, the premier national legal awards in the UK.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, client-focused firm. A flexible approach, an ability to work towards tight deadlines and on your own initiative, as part of a wider team, is essential.

**Salary**

This is competitive and dependent on relevant experience and qualifications/training required.

**Key Responsibilities and duties include (but not limited to)**:

- Helping process the firm’s billing
- Producing statements of account for clients
- Credit control & taking card payments
- Ensuring disbursements are captured and billed accurately and correct Vat applied
- Purchase ledger
- Dealing with ledger queries
- Knowledge of Excel is required
- Other ad hoc duties

**Person Specification**
- Qualified to a minimum level of GCSE/O Level (5 x grade C or above including Maths and English)
- Excellent numerical, verbal and written communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail is vital
- Capable of delivering excellent customer service
- Willingness to undertake formal ILFM professional qualifications is essential.

**Other information**
- Relevant training will be provided both during induction and on an ongoing basis.
- Regular team-building and social events are organised for all staff.
- Our office is in a delightful rural location between the Oxfordshire villages of Combe and Long Hanborough. Private transport is essential.
- The Firm has taken a number of measures to ensure the workplace remains a safe working environment and these are continually under review.

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programme
- Bonuses for exceptional performance

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£27,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Witney: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location