Junior Finance Role Manchester, England
Job description
Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is our core business.
We are currently ranked 93 in the Top 200 UK Law firms and are a Legal 500 Recognised Leading Firm for both Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 4,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.
About You
- Do you have any experience in a finance or finance related role?
- Would you like to try something new and take your career in a new direction?
- Love to dig into numbers, whilst also enjoy writing?
- Analytical with a methodical attention to detail?
Then our Costs Litigation Assistant role is the new finance job for you! Don’t worry you don’t need to have experience in Law Costs or even law! We believe that your finance experience will have given you a great foundation to build from.
We provide a full training structure, with weekly session for the first 5 weeks and then monthly session. These sessions include: workshops, webinars and a mock hearing.
We also have a supported environment, you will also have a work buddy and weekly supervisor meetings to help guide you. We are committed to providing our employees with the guidance and resources they need to succeed in their roles. We do offer various different progression pathways and this position can be the first step in an excellent long term career.
The role
We are looking for people who are excellent communicators, analytical and most importantly have a methodical attention to detail.
You will help draft bills of costs, calculating the different costs involved in a case. You will also liaise with 3rd parties regarding final fees, fee estimations and payments.
We have a cohort of Costs Litigation Assistants starting in October 2023. If you are available to start full time from then, we would love to hear from you
We offer a Salary is £23,000 per annum, as well as a monthly commission of £200 if targets are achieved.
About Us
Express Solicitors are currently ranked 93rd out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 4,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.
Things you want to know
- Salary – £23,000
- Working Hours -8:30am-5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday
- Hybrid Working - working from home offered after probation
- Holidays - 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days (3 days reserved for Christmas closure of the office) PLUS a day off for your birthday after 2 years’ service
- Benefits - Lots of other benefits like holiday buyback, death in service, free fruit, Employee Assistant Programme, paid for social events, and annual flu jabs.
What to do next
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