Legal Practice Manager Relevant experience as a Practice Manager in the legal industry Ideally COFA. If not COFA, then will need to have had experience working with COLP and/or COFA Salary circa £60- £65K Legal Practice Manager Reporting to the firms Board of Directors & CEO, the successful Practice Manager will handle a diverse and challenging workload to facilitate the delivery of the practices’ legal services. Duties may include but not be limited to: management of the finance department and back office; day-to-day and annual responsibility for the firms’ accounts; advice on regulatory compliance including SRA and SAR’s; organisation of the firm’s insurance, accreditation and practising certificate renewals; attending Board meetings; negotiating with third party suppliers and developing organisational and performance systems. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to find solutions to complex issues will therefore be essential. This is a hands-on role suited to a dedicated professional who thrives under pressure and would like to become an integral part of a practices continued success. Candidate specification Legal Practice Manager Candidates should ideally have: • Previous relevant experience within the legal environment • A comprehensive understanding of the Solicitor Accounts Rules and an overview of the general obligations of the SRA Handbook • Held the post of COFA • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • The ability to adhere to and manage deadlines with minimal supervision • Strong IT skill Main Responsibilities Legal Practice Manager • Lexcel applications • Internal training to ensure Lexcel compliance • Updating TOBs, office policies and procedures as and when required and in line with Lexcel, CQS and SRA guidelines • Maintain the firm’s website – staff profiles, content updates, recruitment pages etc • Prepare and provide information to the firm’s accountants for annual SAR’s audit and year end accounts • VAT returns • Corporation Tax instalments • Payroll • NI/Tax payments due to HMRC • Maintain/update staff benefits scheme • CQS applications • Practising certificate bulk renewal application • PII renewal • Cyber Insurance renewal • P&O Insurance renewal • Finance arrangements • SRA applications when required • Supervision of accounts team, reception staff/post room • Team appraisals • Provide support to staff in relation to software/systems including P4W, Bundledocs, Legl ID checks, Formshare etc • Checking and authorising TT’s/BACs from the client account (approx.30-50 per day/60-80 on a Friday) Interested Please apply