About us
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.
Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 42% of our partnership.
The team you will join
Our team of experienced Real Estate Finance Lawyers handle a range of real estate finance law matters and advise on transactions throughout the UK.
The team has detailed knowledge of all sectors of the property finance industry and acts for both lenders and borrowers.
The specialist team specilaises in advising banks and specialist lenders in taking security over commercial, mixed use and buy to let properties across England and Wales on a high volume basis.
The work you will be doing
As Client Finance Administrator, you will work as part of the business services team across Birketts to provide professional, high level finance administration support.
Responsibilities include:
*Providing financial administrative support, ensuring compliance with legal, firm wide and practice group specific policies and procedures
*Producing and processing invoices (including write off and invoice narratives) and issuing to clients
*Generating regular credit control reminder letters, emails and statements to clients
*Liaising with client by email, letter and telephone in a timely and professional manner regarding unpaid and outstanding debts
*Arranging aged debt meetings providing proactive assistance in order to resolve issues and speed up the payment process
*Keeping accurate and up to date records of all debt, ensuring that items are followed up and escalated to the central credit control officer at the appropriate point in time
*Keeping the team leader up to date with any potential issues with a client’s ability to settle bills or general dissatisfaction
*Resolving queries both internally and externally with regards recent and outstanding invoices
*Arranging aged debt meetings providing proactive assistance in order to resolve issues and speed up the payment process
*Keeping the team leaders up to date with any potential issues with a client’s ability to settle bills or general dissatisfaction.
*Actively work with fee earners to close inactive or dormant matters.
*Working alongside team leaders to conduct quarterly matter summery reviews and ensuring all action points are dealt with in a timely fashion.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
What we are looking for
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team dealing with high quality and varied work.
We are looking for:
*Proven experience of working in a finance / credit control capacity
*Excellent written and verbal communications and ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals
*Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
*Positive and enthusiastic approach to team work
*Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee-earners
*Ability to remain calm and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
*Commitment to ongoing learning and development.
Hybrid Working
Due to the nature of work required, this role is fully office based.
Benefits
As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:
*25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
*Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
*Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
*Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
*Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
*Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
*Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
*Paid CSR Day
*Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
*Subsidised gym membership
*Electric car scheme
*Dress for your Day Policy
You can find out more on our website: https://recognition-reward-benefits/
Inclusivity and Culture
At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.
Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.