Our client is one of the leading family law sets in the country, with over 90 full-time Barristers who specialise in high-profile cutting-edge cases in all areas of family law, both domestically and internationally. Chambers is looking to recruit two Fees / Billing Managers to work in a busy team to process and manage the billing and collection of fees, in a family law set.
The primary purpose of the role is to deliver a fees related function to ensure the practice management of members and aged debt management of chambers is handled with first class organisation and efficiency. Submitting billing and following the Legal Aid processes to ensure publicly funded fees are billed correctly and paid promptly, and that private debt is paid within agreed terms, to ensure the effective delivery of Chambers’ revenue operations.
Responsibilities will primarily require managing the aged debt of members, meeting with members to discuss debt management and continuously reviewing financial management reports with a view to improving and keeping up to date with processes.
Main duties include:
- Legal Aid & Private Fees: Local authority and legal aid billing. Handle fee arrangements for both legally aided and privately funded work, ensuring compliance with funding regulations. Obtain Legal Aid Certificate copies / numbers from Solicitors and request allocation of costs on CMS for counsel
- Case & Revenue Management: Maintain accurate financial records, monitor outstanding fees, and support barristers in revenue-related queries
- Manage billing, collections, and aged debt, ensuring timely reporting
- Consistently manage aged debt through chasing of outstanding fees
- Create invoices and forward on to solicitors / local authority for payment
Required Skills:
- Experience in billing, fee collection, or financial administration, ideally in a barristers’ chambers or similarly fast paced environment. – Required
- Knowledge of legal aid billing and public funding processes is required. – Required
- Proficiency with case management software (ideally, Chambers MLC or Lex) and Microsoft Office. – Required
To apply for this position, please forward your CV, which should clearly identify your suitability, to exclusively retained consultants, GRL.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 5th May, but early applications are encouraged with initial GRL interviews for suitable candidates taking place immediately.
Our client is committed to equality and to fostering diversity in our profession.
We will treat everyone equally and irrespective of their age, background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
