Lead Debt Recovery Solicitor – Complex Matters

Flint Bishop LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Great working environment

Career development opportunities

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Holiday sell/buy options

1 week birthday day off

Staff discounts on services

Job summary

Flint Bishop LLP in Leeds is seeking an experienced solicitor or chartered legal executive to lead a substantial debt recovery caseload. You will manage complex matters, guide junior staff, and help optimise recoveries while maintaining robust financial records.

The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, reporting to the Head of Debt Services and the Practice Management Senior Associate. Excellent Excel skills and Liberate experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Debt recovery experience

Client liaison

IT skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive

Tools

Liberate

Job description

Flint Bishop LLP in Leeds is seeking an experienced solicitor or chartered legal executive to lead a substantial debt recovery caseload. You will manage complex matters, guide junior staff, and help optimise recoveries while maintaining robust financial records.

The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, reporting to the Head of Debt Services and the Practice Management Senior Associate. Excellent Excel skills and Liberate experience are preferred.