Paralegal - Debt Recovery

EDF Energy; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join EDF Energy as a Debt Recovery Paralegal and play a pivotal role in managing litigation. You'll handle contentious matters, support recovery actions, and provide legal advice while working in a supportive and inclusive environment. This role offers flexible working options and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Enhanced Parental Leave

Health Insurance

Discounts and Employee Pricing

Qualifications

• Experience in debt recovery and litigation.
• Ability to manage a demanding caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation within Customers & Corporate unit.
• Handle all aspects of contentious matters.
• Provide legal advice on contractual and regulatory issues.

Skills

Debt Recovery

Litigation

Dispute Resolution

Organisational Skills

Job description

About the Role

Are you an experienced and driven Paralegal? Step into a pivotal role as our next Debt Recovery Paralegal here at EDF UK!

The Opportunity

This is your opportunityto join the Customers & Corporate Legal Team at EDF Energy in the UK as a Paralegal in Debt Recovery. From providing support across all contentious matters to drafting proceedings working closely on court cases with the Managing Legal Counsel, this is a rare opportunity to join the high performing and friendly team.

Your expertise will be pivotal in managing claims, leading recovery actions, and ensuring our business thrives. This is your time to make a lasting impact in a role that sits at the heart of our legal strategy.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary reflective of your experience and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.

Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we'll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively.

At EDF, everyone's welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

We'll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you'll be doing

As a Paralegal - Debt Recovery at EDF Energy, you will play a central role in managing litigation within our Customers & Corporate unit.

Your responsibilities will include handling all aspects of contentious matters, from defending claims made against EDF Energy to initiating claims on our behalf.

Whilst leading recovery actions for unpaid energy charges and manage the litigation process from start to finish, including court appearances and enforcement of judgments. You'll manage a large caseload, ensuring precise adherence to court deadlines and effective case management.

The role will also involve providing timely, preventive, and commercially relevant legal advice on a range of issues, including contractual, statutory, and regulatory matters.

You'll collaborate closely with business partners to understand their objectives, anticipate future legal needs, and support the overall success of our business.

Who you are:

As a driven and confident paralegal with a passion for navigating legal challenges, whether in-house or within a law firm, you'll have experience in dealing with debt recovery, litigation and dispute resolution.

You thrive in high-pressure environments and are eager to take on advocacy roles, including representing EDF Energy in County Court hearings.

The ability to manage a demanding caseload independently, combined with your strong organisational skills, ensures that you meet critical deadlines and deliver effective results.

Beyond your technical expertise, you're a strategic thinker who can provide commercially relevant legal advice and anticipate future legal needs. You're adept at collaborating with business partners and enjoy contributing to the broader success of the team.

Closing date for applications: Friday 30th May
Location:London plus home working

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