Senior Legal Advisor - MAT Cover

LAW Absolute; England; Hybrid; USD 67,186 - 120,934; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor for a maternity cover role in North West England. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility with three days in the office and two days from home. The successful candidate will oversee a small litigation and claims team while providing expert advice on legal matters. With a focus on claims management and team supervision, this role is ideal for a qualified lawyer with significant experience. Join a forward-thinking company that values autonomy and offers a supportive environment for career development.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer/barrister with litigation and claims management background.
• 5+ years PQE preferred for the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage claims and supervise the litigation team.
• Provide legal advice on claims-related matters.

Skills

Litigation

Claims Management

Supervisory Experience

Education

Qualified Lawyer/Barrister

Job description

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Legal Recruitment Consultant at LAW Absolute

A Utilities Company in North West England is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor to support on a 12–13 month maternity contract.

Start date: Mid to Late April 2025

They are looking for a qualified lawyer/ barrister with a background in litigation and claims management.

The successful candidate will need to have supervisory experience as they will be supporting a small litigation and claims team.

Hybrid working model, three days a week in their North West offices, two from home.

The role:

• Claims management
• Supervising the litigation and claims team
• Providing advice to the business on litigious and claims related matters
• Providing company wide training
• Supporting and deputising for the Debt Recovery manager when required
• Ideally 5+ PQE

To register an interest, please send through your update CV to [e-mail]

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

To find out more about how LAW Absolute can assist you, or your team, through flexible working, please contact us or visit www.lawabsolute.com

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries: Legal Services