Flint Bishop Solicitors

This role is responsible for managing a personal caseload of Wills, Probate, Tax & Trust matters whilst also supporting on more complex matters with senior members of the team. Responsible for liaising directly with clients and ensuring a high level of client care is provided at all times. This role reports directly to the Head of Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts. Key Responsibilities for the Solicitor in Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts Manage a varied caseload of Wills, Probate, Tax & Trust matters that will include: Providing general advice to clients on all aspects of Wills, Probate, Tax & Trust processes. Preparing lasting powers of attorney. Preparing deputyship orders. Dealing with estate administration. Advising on risks of death, divorce or bankruptcy in respect of lifetime gifting. Advising on obtaining grants of probate. Advising on letters of administration. Settling estate liabilities. Administering estates in accordance with the correct procedures. Obtaining deputyship orders from the Court of Protection as required. Acting on behalf of court-appointed deputies. As well as managing a personal caseload of WPTT matters, this role is responsible for supporting on more complex matters alongside senior members of the team. Ensure matters are kept up to date in systems and new advancements are communicated to the relevant team members. Record all time in the Tikit system, including non-billable activities. Take responsibility for managing the client experience. Attend client meetings where necessary. Takes a keen interest in business development for the department and contributes where required. Supports departmental audits as and when required. Take on additional tasks as reasonably required by the Head of Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise You will: You will have a minimum of 2 years PQE in a wills, probate, tax and trusts role. Possess exceptional client care skills. Have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office. Be highly motivated and able to add value to the role. Be able to demonstrate proactive management of matters with a minimum of supervision. Be a team player and able to get on with others. Possess networking and client development skills. Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered. Financial checks will be required in the event that a position is offered. Benefits What we offer? Competitive salary Bonus potential Great working environment at our Derby head offices Car parking provided by the firm Career development opportunities 27 days holiday plus bank holidays Options to buy & sell 1 week s holiday 1 week s holiday carry over Extra day off for your birthday Staff card discount scheme for local shops Social days and evenings on the firm Staff discounts on legal services

Flint Bishop is a law firm operating in England and Wales, acting for a range of clients including large UK-based organisations. This role forms part of the Debt Recovery team. The position involves managing a caseload of senior and complex matters, alongside providing support to the wider team, including oversight of work and assisting with the development of colleagues. The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, and reports to the Head of Debt Services and the Practice Management Senior Associate. Key Responsibilities Leading your own significant caseload of litigated matters within the Debt Recovery department. Acting for the firm s clients at complex stages of the debt recovery process, Demonstrating technical and strategic knowledge about the firm s debt recovery services and procedures, both internally and externally. Working alongside colleagues across the department to maximise revenues generated from successful recoveries. Supervising junior members of the team with their caseloads and providing guidance and support where necessary. Maintaining high standards of financial management and record keeping in the firm s case management systems. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise You will: Be a qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with a minimum of 2 years PQE in a commercial debt recovery role in a legal firm. Have experience in managing your own significant caseload of complex debt recovery matters. Possess excellent IT skills with the ability to produce informative reports. Have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel. Preferably have experience of working with Liberate (not essential as training will be provided). Have great communication skills including the presentation of data and findings. Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered. Financial checks will be required in the event that a position is offered. Benefits

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Employment Practice as a Senior Associate based in our Leeds office. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a substantial and varied caseload of employment matters, including undertaking advocacy where necessary and appropriate. As a senior member of the Employment team, the role will also involve taking an active lead in team development and mentoring, driving business development initiatives, and handling complex fee-earning matters on behalf of a diverse client base. Reporting directly to the Head of Employment, the Senior Associate will play a key role in supporting the strategic direction of the team, contributing to performance management, and ensuring departmental objectives and financial targets are achieved. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded employment lawyer to further develop their career within a dynamic and growing practice. Key Responsibilities Fee-Earning Manage a varied caseload of complex matters. Providing employment law advice to education and commercial clients. Drafting advice reports, supporting clients with processes and other documentation such as settlement agreements. Assisting clients with HR processes and procedures. Handling cases through tribunal proceedings. Providing support on employment issues arising in transactions. As well as managing a personal caseload of more complex matters, the Employment Partner is responsible for taking on additional workload where necessary in the instance that the department is nearing full capacity. Provide ongoing technical support on matters for more junior fee-earners. Ensure personal Employment knowledge is kept up to date and new advancements are communicated to the wider team. Assisting Management Attend monthly fee-earner meetings with the wider Employment team. Contribute where required as a senior member of the team. Attend regular one-to-one meetings with the Head of Employment report on departmental priorities and financial performance as necessary. Provide supervision of matters for more junior fee-earners, sign off work as and when required. Ensure appropriate allocation of fee-earning matters within the team regularly assess capacity of fee-earners and delegate work effectively where required by the Head of Employment. Work alongside the Head of Employment to proactively drive performance of the team conduct meetings with more junior fee-earners where necessary. Business Development Take an active lead in managing the client experience. Attend client meetings where necessary. Assist the Head of Employment to ensure the renewal process for existing clients is seamless and proactive in its approach. Prepare and conduct external training sessions on employment law for prospective & existing clients. Report regularly on business development figures to senior management. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise You will: Have experience of dealing with contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Possess good knowledge and experience of tribunal procedures and protocols. Have a high level of knowledge and understanding of employment law for high-profile clients. Possess exceptional client care skills. Be highly motivated and able to add value to the role. Be able to demonstrate proactive management of matters. Possess networking and client development skills. Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered.

This is an opportunity to shape and build the Commercial Finance function within one of the UK's fastest-growing regional law firms. Flint Bishop has ambitious growth plans, a strong track record of success, and a leadership team committed to investing in the people, systems and insight required to support the next stage of its journey. As Head of Commercial Finance, you will play a pivotal role in helping the firm scale successfully while maintaining a strong focus on profitability, performance and financial discipline. This is far more than a traditional reporting role. We are looking for an outstanding commercial finance leader who can transform financial information into meaningful insight, influence decision-making, and help drive business performance across the firm. You will be responsible for creating confidence in a single version of the truth, ensuring that leaders have access to timely, accurate and trusted information, while translating complex financial data into practical actions that non-financial audiences can understand and act upon. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will lead and develop the Commercial Finance team and help shape its future direction. The function is still in its relative infancy, creating a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to build capability, establish best practice, improve processes, and create a team that becomes a trusted and influential partner to leaders across the business. You will work closely with the CEO, CFO, Heads of Department and other senior stakeholders, providing challenge, insight and commercial support across a broad range of strategic priorities, including financial planning, forecasting, investment decisions, acquisitions, profitability improvement and long-term growth. We are looking for someone who enjoys building as much as managing. Someone who can combine strong analytical capability with commercial judgement, communicate confidently with stakeholders at every level of the organisation, and inspire a team to evolve from producers of reports into strategic advisors and influencers of business performance. For the right individual, this represents an opportunity to join a growing business at an exciting stage of its development, build a high-performing function, and play a central role in shaping the future success of the firm. Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer Management of: Two Business Partners, one FP&A Analyst Location: Derby Head Office with travel to other offices as required Contract: Full-time, permanent. Monday to Friday, 9.15am 5.30pm, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break. Key Responsibilities Team leadership and functional delivery Lead, manage and develop the Commercial Finance team, setting clear objectives, standards and accountabilities. Allocate work across the team, balance planned priorities with urgent requests and protect capacity for high-value analysis. Create an effective operating rhythm for reporting, forecasting, departmental reviews, action tracking and follow-up. Cultivate the Commercial Finance team s technical and commercial capabilities. Develop succession plans required for the long-term success of the function, ensuring individuals are supported to grow and the team can scale with the firm s ambitions. Planning, forecasting and performance management Own and lead the annual budget, periodic forecast and longer-term financial planning processes. Identify risks and opportunities and provide the CFO with a consolidated firm-wide view. Own the monthly financial performance cycle, ensuring results are understood, actions are agreed and delivery is followed through. Maintain clear visibility of performance against budget, forecast, strategic priorities and agreed improvement plans. Set clear timetables, assumptions and quality standards for planning activities, coordinating and constructively challenging submissions from Business Partners and operational leaders Commercial Insight & Business Partnering Act as the senior point of contact for firm-wide commercial finance matters and lead complex, sensitive or cross-firm assignments. Ensure the team provides practical challenge and insight to the business, focusing on decisions and actions rather than report production. Analyse the drivers of revenue, profitability, pricing, utilisation, recovery, resourcing, matter economics and cost performance. Lead or oversee commercial modelling, scenario analysis, investment appraisal, tenders, pricing decisions and business cases. Identify opportunities for sustainable growth, margin improvement and cost efficiency, and track whether agreed benefits are delivered. Reporting, data and systems Own the content, quality and relevance of firmwide financial reporting Ensure reporting is timely, accurate, consistent and tailored to the decisions each audience needs to make. Lead the development of dashboards, reporting tools and forward-focused planning models to improve decision-making across the firm Set data definitions and quality expectations for Commercial Finance outputs, working with the wider Finance, IT and data teams to resolve issues. Drive automation and simplification so that team capacity moves progressively from manual production towards analysis and business partnering. Strategic and growth support Support the CFO and CEO on strategic decisions, investment, acquisitions, integrations, lateral partner hires and long-term growth. Provide financial leadership on cross-functional projects and ensure that proposals include robust assumptions, sensitivities, benefits and delivery measures. Translate strategy into financial plans, performance measures and actions that can be monitored through the management cycle. Maintain strong financial discipline while working pragmatically in a fast-moving and entrepreneurial environment. Process, Governance and Technology Continuously review Commercial Finance processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate and improve the quality of outputs across the team. Actively identify, evaluate and champion opportunities to leverage technology, data and automation to improve decision-making, reporting quality and operational efficiency. Develop robust business cases for investment in systems, tools and technology enhancements, demonstrating clear benefits, costs, risks and expected return on investment. Reduce key person dependencies, ensuring critical activities are documented, knowledge is shared, and appropriate cross-training and cover arrangements are in place across the team. Maintain visibility of operational, delivery and capability risks within the function, ensuring proportionate mitigating actions are owned and implemented Establish a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation, challenging existing ways of working and promoting accountability for delivering sustainable improvements. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise You will: Be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) with substantial post-qualification experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or a closely related discipline. Be a credible people leader with experience of setting standards, developing capability and managing delivery through others while remaining hands-on when required. Have a strong track record of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, commercial modelling and performance improvement. Be able to turn complex financial and operational information into clear insight, recommendations and action. Be confident and constructive senior stakeholder management, with the judgement to challenge, influence and escalate appropriately. Have commercial understanding of a people-led or professional-services environment; legal-sector experience is desirable but not essential. Have advanced Excel and financial modelling capability, with practical experience of dashboards, reporting tools and process automation. Be adaptable, pragmatic and resilient, able to create clarity and maintain control in a fast-paced and changing organisation. Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered. Financial checks will be required in the event that a position is offered. Benefits What we offer? Competitive salary Bonus potential Career development opportunities 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Options to buy & sell 1 week s holiday 1 week s holiday carry over Extra day off for your birthday Staff card discount scheme for local shops Social days and evenings on the firm Staff discounts on legal services Positive Work Environment : Be part of a supportive team that values collaboration and teamwork.

This is an opportunity to become a trusted commercial finance advisor within one of the UK's fastest-growing regional law firms. Flint Bishop is investing in its Commercial Finance capability as part of a broader transformation of the Finance function. We are building a team that goes beyond reporting historical results to help leadership understand what drives performance, where opportunities exist, and what actions are required to deliver sustainable growth. As a Business Partner, you will work closely with Heads of Department, Team Leaders and senior stakeholders across the firm, helping them understand the financial and operational drivers behind their performance. You will challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and risks, and provide practical insight that supports better decision-making. This is not a role for someone who simply enjoys producing reports. We are looking for an individual who enjoys working with people, understanding how businesses operate, and translating financial information into meaningful actions. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping the Commercial Finance team evolve from a reporting function into a trusted and influential business partner to the wider organisation. Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you will have responsibility for one of the firm s two divisions, becoming their primary commercial finance contact, supporting them through planning, forecasting, performance reviews and strategic initiatives. For the right individual, this represents an opportunity to join a growing team at an exciting stage of its development, broaden your commercial influence, and help shape the future direction of the Commercial Finance function. Reporting to: Head of Commercial Finance Location: Derby Head Office Contract: Full-time, permanent Key Responsibilities Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management Act as the primary Commercial Finance contact for one of the firm s two operating divisions. Build trusted relationships with departmental leaders and develop a strong understanding of their operational objectives, challenges and opportunities. Support leaders in understanding the financial implications of operational decisions and strategic initiatives. Provide constructive challenge, insight and recommendations to support improved business performance. Ensure agreed actions arising from performance reviews are clearly documented, owned and followed through. Performance management Lead monthly performance review meetings with allocated departments and teams. Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities. Monitor progress against budgets, forecasts, targets and agreed improvement plans. Support departmental leaders in developing action plans to improve profitability, utilisation, recovery and overall performance. Escalate significant risks, issues or opportunities to the Head of Commercial Finance where appropriate. Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning Ownership of the annual budget and quarterly forecasting process the role s allocated division. Challenge assumptions to ensure forecasts are realistic, robust and aligned to operational expectations. Identify emerging performance trends and proactively communicate their impact to stakeholders. Support longer-term planning activity and scenario modelling where required. Commercial Insight & Analysis Analyse the drivers of revenue, profitability, pricing, utilisation, recovery, resource deployment and cost performance. Produce meaningful insight and recommendations that support better business decisions. Support investment appraisals, business cases and commercial modelling activities. Assist with strategic initiatives, acquisitions and integration projects as required. Translate complex financial information into practical actions that non-financial audiences can understand and act upon. Reporting & Data Support the team s FP&A Analyst to ensure reporting is accurate, relevant and aligned to stakeholder requirements. Use management information to drive conversation and action rather than simply reporting results. Support the ongoing development of management reporting, dashboards and performance metrics. Promote consistency, accuracy and confidence in the firm's financial information. Process Efficiency and Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to improve departmental processes, reporting and ways of working. Support initiatives that simplify and automate routine activities, increasing the capacity of the Commercial Finance team to focus on value-added analysis. Champion best practice and encourage a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement. Contribute to the development of the Commercial Finance operating model as the function continues to mature Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or approaching qualification. Commercially curious and interested in how businesses operate. Comfortable influencing and challenging stakeholders constructively. Able to build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation. Highly analytical with strong financial modelling and Excel skills. Able to turn financial information into meaningful insight and recommendations. Confident presenting complex information to non-financial audiences. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, changing and growth-focused environment. Ambitious and motivated to develop into a senior commercial finance leader over time.