How is a legal cashier different from a bookkeeper?
The term ‘legal cashier’ and ‘legal bookkeeper’ can be used interchangably. In effect, they are the same people. The main difference, is that a legal bookkeeper is in a niche field, looking after the books of people working in the legal profession, whereas a ‘normal’ bookkeeper, is looking after everyone elses bookkeeping. Both types of bookkeepers need to know their debits and credits. But in addition, for legal cashiers, they need to be aware of office accounts and client accounts and to be familiar with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SARs), and how to treat different items coming through the accounts.
