Senior Paralegal - Technical Recoveries (Hybrid)

DWF Law LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

DWF Law LLP in Birmingham seeks a Senior Paralegal to join the Technical Recoveries Team. You will manage a caseload of debt recovery matters for multiple clients, delivering time-critical results within budget and legal parameters.

The role offers hybrid working across Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or Newcastle, with progression opportunities. You will support pre-action disputes, drafting, settlements, and liaising with courts, counsel, and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a caseload of 60–80 files.
• Ability to brief counsel for complex matters.
• Experience in debt recovery or legal recoveries is a plus.
• Familiar with pre-action disputes and drafting documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide ad hoc advice and guidance to clients and colleagues on non-referred matters.
• Brief counsel for complex matters.
• Review matters at referral stage with defined scopes.
• Handle pre-action disputes, draft documents, negotiate settlements and prepare for hearings.
• Communicate scopes to clients and keep them informed of progress.
• Interact with litigants, legal representatives and courts.
• Progress matters through to conclusion using the Liberate CMS.
• Provide line management and limited supervision of junior team members.
• Report regularly to the Specialist Manager on duties.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strategic thinking

ICT proficiency

Legal research

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Integrity

Tools

Liberate CMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

DWF Law LLP in Birmingham seeks a Senior Paralegal to join the Technical Recoveries Team. You will manage a caseload of debt recovery matters for multiple clients, delivering time-critical results within budget and legal parameters.

The role offers hybrid working across Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or Newcastle, with progression opportunities. You will support pre-action disputes, drafting, settlements, and liaising with courts, counsel, and clients.