London Living Wage: £25,642 plus benefits
Hybrid working (after probation)
Our client, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, is a leading civil law Barristers’ Chambers specialising in high-profile medical, police, professional discipline, regulatory, business & specialist crime and public law cases, often involving important legal, ethical and social issues.
Barristers and staff adopt a professional, progressive and friendly approach and the wellbeing of all staff is something Chambers takes seriously. They were one of the first sets to be awarded the Bar Council’s Certificate for Excellence in Well-Being. They organise wellbeing training and initiatives and encourage a healthy work-life balance.
They also have a range of internal social events, held both inside and outside Chambers.
Additional benefits include very competitive holiday entitlement, gym membership, life assurance and monthly massages.
Members of its award-winning staff team, play a vital part in the success of the set and Chambers is seeking a bright, highly motivated individual to join as a Junior Fees Clerk. Chambers has an excellent record of developing its staff and promoting from within.
Working under the supervision of the Senior Fees Clerk, the Junior Fees Clerk is expected to provide assistance on a day-to-day basis to the rest of the Finance Team.
Duties will include;
- Assisting with an organised approach to Chambers’ fee chasing systems
- Sending fee notes and invoices for all new work billed
- Sending reminder fee notes and invoices
- Processing payments to online banking system and bank reconciliation
- Providing general assistance with other fee-related tasks and projects when required.
- Submission of bills/payment on account applications on CCMS (training will be provided)
Suitable candidates will have;
- Ideally 1 to 2 years’ experience in an office based role in a finance department, or an interest in finance
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including good spoken and written English
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues, barristers and clients
- Calm, patient and flexible approach to work in a very busy environment
- Work well under pressure with the ability to multi-task
- Professional attitude and presentation
- Good organisational skills to ensure all financial information is accurate and up to date
- Good A-level qualifications (including an A*to C grade in Mathematics)
To apply: please forward your CV, which should clearly outline your suitability for the role to exclusively retained consultants GRL Legal.
This is an urgent instruction and the closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 18th March 2024. Initial interviews with highly suitable candidates will take place immediately.
