Legal Counsel, Disputes

Arbuthnot Yon; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FTSE 100 company in Shropshire is seeking a Disputes Lawyer or Legal Executive to join their high-performing legal team. This hybrid role involves advising on customer disputes and debt-related matters, and you'll work closely with operational teams to manage these issues efficiently. Candidates should be qualified with at least 3 years of PQE in disputes, preferably with experience in debt recovery. A competitive salary and supportive culture are offered, with part-time applicants welcomed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Strong background in disputes, especially debt recovery.
• Enjoy collaborative work and influencing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Advise on customer disputes and debt-related issues.
• Partner with operational teams to manage disputes.
• Oversee high volume of matters ensuring compliance.
• Mitigate risk and improve dispute-handling processes.
• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders.

Skills

Dispute resolution

Debt recovery

Collaborative working

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive

Job description

🚀 Opportunity for a Disputes Lawyer / Legal Executive – FTSE 100 | Shropshire (Hybrid) | Full-time or Part-time

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Disputes Lawyer or Legal Executive to join the established, high-performing legal team of a FTSE 100 business.

In this newly shaped role, you’ll work closely with the Customer and Debt teams, advising on a wide range of customer disputes and debt-related matters.

This is an exciting time to join. The business is undergoing positive change and expanding its in-house litigation capability, giving you the chance to help shape how disputes and claims are managed across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the go-to adviser for customer disputes and debt-related issues.
• Partnering with operational teams to proactively manage and resolve disputes.
• Overseeing a high volume of matters, ensuring processes align with regulatory and SRA requirements.
• Playing both a strategic and hands‑on role in how the business mitigates risk and improves dispute-handling.
• Building strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

• A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with 3+ PQE.
• A strong background in disputes, ideally with debt recovery or customer‑facing contentious experience.
• Someone who enjoys partnering with the business, influencing outcomes, and working collaboratively.
• Work for a FTSE 100 organisation with a genuinely supportive, friendly culture.
• Join a legal function that is growing and investing internally.
• Enjoy hybrid working with a Shropshire base.
• Both full‑time and part‑time applicants are welcomed.

Competitive salary and package on offer.

For more information please contact:

Victoria Moore
[e-mail]
07971666134

Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.