Fishers Solicitors in Ashby is currently recruiting two positions at the Ivanhoe Business Park company.

Fishers says it is always seeking talented and motivated individuals.

The solicitors, which has been established in Ashby for more than 200 years, offers competitive salaries and benefits packages, as well as encouraging learning and career development in a friendly working environment.

Fishers current roles

Job Title: Legal Cashier & Archiving support

Overall Job Purpose:

To perform day to day Legal cashier duties and ensure completion tasks are delivered to a high standard with accuracy. To ensure client records are kept accurately and closed in a timely manner as well as the retrieval of documents when requested by other departments.

Main Responsibilities:

• Checking completion statements & calculating SDLT & Land Registration Fee's;
• Client to Office transfers;
• Client Bills – also enquiries & reports;
• Fee earner time allocation;
• Completion of bank reconciliations in accordance with SRA rules;
• Distribution & posting of petty cash within the organisation;
• Administration of all expense claims and posting to the correct ledgers;
• Purchase ledger duties including coding & posting of invoices;
• Supplier payments & statement reconciliations
• Client payments;
• Monitoring our possible transfers listing and allocate where necessary;
• Assist with debt recovery & improve aged balances;
• Day to day office banking;
• Organise course bookings for the firm;
• Maintain all training records;
• Order and maintain firms stationery;
• Assist with Supplier / Client queries;
• Understand SRA accounting rules and ensure compliance at all times;
• Reporting assistance to FD with month end including schedules and management accounts;
• Responsible for the offsite archiving of client files;
• Ensure file closures are recorded correctly and any un-cleared balances are dealt with promptly;
• Maintain a system for recalling & destroying old client files;
• Organise recalling closed files which are kept at our off site storage company;
• Assisting Fee Earners with locating closed files;
• Work through old files and ensure all are logged within the system.

Interested applicants should have:

• Experience of working as a Legal Cashier, ideally within a Law firm;
• Exceptional client care skills;
• Experience of using Microsoft Packages (Word, Excel, Outlook);
• Ideally have experience of using a Practice/Case Management System;
• Be highly organised with the ability to prioritise;
• Have a high level of attention to detail;
• A can do attitude;
• Have an ability to work well as part of a team as well as independently;
• Have sound communication skills (both verbal and written).

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

How to apply: Please apply by sending a copy of your CV to [email protected], including a covering note.

Job Title: Residential Property Fee Earner

The role:

To carry out the duties of a Conveyancer in the Residential Property department. To comply in all respects with the provision of the Office Manual and undertake such reasonable requests as may be made by the Head of Department or any other Partner.

Main responsibilities:

• Carry out your own caseload of residential property conveyancing matters and any other such matters involving assents, transfers of equity, re-mortgages, adverse possession claims etc and as shall be agreed with the Head of Department;
• Report on the nature and progress of your work to the departmental meetings;
• Ensure that all clients work is progressed as appropriate and that the client is kept informed throughout;
• Ensure that the client is sent all relevant client care, costs and progress letters;
• Comply with all file and case management quality standards as laid down in the office manual and in accordance with the Law Society requirements together with the CQS requirements;
• Make files available on a monthly basis for review;
• Where possible to make best use of the computer system including recording of client information, document processing, PMS, e-mail and internet. This would also include use of the Land Registry portal, our online quotation system and search provider;
• Time record for all client matters on the PMS;
• To keep all of the firm's clients documentation and any information relating to the firm and its clients confidential;
• Undertake any relevant training as and when required and comply with the Law Society CPD or equivalent requirements.

• A qualified Solicitor, with a minimum 4 years PQE;
• A Fellow of CILEx;
• A Licensed Conveyancer.

• Have experience of working within a busy Conveyancing department;
• Have the ability to own and handle a varied caseload with minimal supervision;
• Be Target driven;
• Have exceptional client care skills;
• Be highly organised with the ability to prioritise;
• Have a high level of attention to detail;
• A can do attitude;
• Have an ability to work well as part of a team as well as independently;
• Have sound communication skills (both verbal and written);
• Have experience of working with Case Management systems.

The working hours are 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

The majority of the firm is working remotely at this time and the risk is minimal and the longer term plan is to continue with a remote working arrangement.

How to apply: Please apply by sending a copy of your CV to [email protected], including a covering note.