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Job Title      : Legal Office Manager Location      : Swansea Salary          : competitive salary plus a friendly working environment A superb opportunity for a motivated Practice/accounts Manager to join Graham Evans & Partners LLP, a busy high street practice with 25 employees, based in the centre of Swansea. We are looking for someone with a strong commercial acumen to become an integral member of our team. The ideal candidate will possess experience of a general legal practice  and financial management. This role has arisen due to retirement of our existing accounts and practice manager who has been in the role for 18 years. Due to a recent re-structuring, these are exciting times at the firm and provides an opportunity for an organised practice manager to assist with developing strategy and procedures for the firm.   The position carries the following main responsibilities: Day to day office and accounts management SRA compliance, money laundering supervision and regulatory matters Solicitor accounts rules compliance Bank account reconciliations Cash flow management Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns Applying for and maintaining compliance with LAA, Lexcel accreditation/standards Management of the firms legal aid contract Liaising with external regulators, accountants and auditors Ability to think about the more commercial aspects to running a law firm Advantageous: Strong Excel skills. Ability to deal with payroll Marketing experience HR experience We require someone who can use their own initiative to deliver positive results. It is preferable you have experience as the practice manager of a law firm. It is important that you will be able to take control of the day-to-day operations of the practice in order to ensure the smooth-running of the firm. You may desire some flexibility and the firm is prepared to offer this to you in return for your loyalty and commitment. For more information please apply with your CV to CraigJenkins@geplegal.co.uk

You will be expected to work in a fast pace environment, You will possess excellent management and organisational skills with the ability to liaise with staff at all levels across the organisation.  Day to day tasks will include:  Responsibilty for the processing of all Legal Aid and private billing. Effective monitoring of the firm’s WIP. Ensure that Billing department KPI’s are met. Inter Partes bills including negotiation and up to settlement. Billing and managing High Cost Cases both Civil and Crime. Management of the firm POA’s. Liaising with HOD’s/fee earners on general day to day billing queries. Liaising with third parties i.e. Legal Aid Agency/Cost Draftsmen/Chambers. Day to day management of the billing team. The successful applicant will have:-  Previous experience in processing legal aid and private billing Experience of managing and supervising a team Ability to train staff on the billing process Excellent knowledge of SAR’s and VAT Self motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines Excellent communicator Excellent IT skills Business Awareness Competitive Salary Please complete the application form and equality monitoring questionnaire available at http://www.tvedwards.com/site/careers/opportunities/    and send  to Christine.woolfenden@tvedwards.com