Legal Director - Crime and Regulatory

Arthur Recruitment; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Arthur Recruitment seeks a senior lawyer to lead the crime and regulatory team in the UK. The successful candidate will supervise junior colleagues, manage a varied case load, and provide strategic direction for the team's development and growth.

The role requires experience in both contentious and non-contentious work, with strong client management skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise across multiple core practice areas with leadership experience.
• Ability to manage and develop internal referrer relationships and external partnerships.
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality, commercially-focused legal advice.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic leadership for the crime and regulatory team.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers within the team.
• Manage complex regulatory cases and undertake advocacy where appropriate.
• Deliver both contentious and non-contentious advice to businesses and individuals.

Connaissances

Senior lawyer

Management experience

Client management

Insurance relationships

Strategic development

Advocacy

Commercially focused advice

Communication skills

Description du poste

The role is to provide input into the strategic leadership, development and growth of the crime and regulatory team, along with managing a varied case load both as the day-to-day contact on cases and also as supervisor to more junior colleagues in the team.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the crime and regulatory team as a senior lawyer
• Assist in the management and development of internal organisational referrer relationships, corporate client and business partner relationships for growth of the crime and regulatory and wider business
• Manage complex multifactorial regulatory cases, undertaking their own advocacy where appropriate
• Provide both contentious and non-contentious legal advice representing businesses and individuals in an insured and uninsured capacity
• Supervise and mentor other lawyers within the team
• Carry out general management including; governance, compliance, supplier and contract management
• Have budget, financial and profitability control including managing own caseload delivering appropriate personal billing and financial KPI’s
• Provide assistance with strategic direction, development and marketing materials (including website, literature, communications and PR)

Required Skills

• The successful candidate will:
• Have significant expertise in more than one of our core practice areas together with management experience
• Understand how to work with both legal expense insurance and general insurance referrals, including building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Be able to demonstrate technical excellence
• Deliver high quality and commercially focused advice
• Have experience of client management and practice development
• Have knowledge of legal/insurance relationships and their interaction, particularly in the context of liability insurance
• Demonstrate first class client care and communication skills across all levels
• Have high attention to detail and accurate case management skills
• Have excellent written communication skills
• Be an effective manager, from both a technical and people perspective, demonstrating positive and co-operative interaction with team members