Statutory Trust Team Leader

Solicitors Regulation Authority; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Challenging environment

Meaningful impact

Supportive culture

Flexible benefits package

Defined contribution pension scheme

3% bonus on probation completion

Job summary

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is recruiting a Statutory Trust Team Leader to lead a dedicated team of financial investigators within the Client Protection division, ensuring efficient distribution of practice money from intervened firms.

You will coach and motivate the team to meet KPIs and SLAs, collaborate with stakeholders across the SRA, and drive continuous improvement in case progression and statutory trust compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and motivating a team in a regulatory environment.
• Strong understanding of legal accounting rules and systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Senior Financial Investigators and Financial Investigators to progress high-quality cases.
• Coach and motivate the team to meet KPIs and SLAs with performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with SRA teams, senior managers and intervention agents to deliver timely outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Performance management

Continuous improvement

Communication skills

Legal accounting rules

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Statutory Trust Team Leader to join our Client Protection team. In this key role, you will lead a dedicated team of financial investigators, ensuring the efficient and effective distribution of practice money from intervened firms. If you're ready to further your leadership journey and drive continuous improvement, this role is for you. The role As the Statutory Trust Team Leader, you will manage a team of Senior Financial Investigators and Financial Investigators, focusing on delivering high-quality case progression while ensuring compliance with Statutory Trust Rules. You will be responsible for coaching and motivating your team to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs), using performance monitoring and personalised support to optimise individual and team outcomes. A significant aspect of this role involves collaborating with a range of stakeholders, including teams across the SRA, senior managers and intervention agents. What it is in it for you

• Career Development: This is a fantastic opportunity to develop as team leader within our organization, with access to ongoing professional development and career progression.
• Challenging Environment: Apply your decision-making and problem-solving skills in a dynamic setting where priorities can change quickly.
• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to the success of Client Protection by ensuring effective management of Statutory Trust cases.
• Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and mutual support.
• Knowledge of legal accounting rules and systems
• Proven experience of leading and motivating a team in a legal or regulatory environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Able to work in collaboration with colleagues in other areas or departments
• Demonstrable experience of promoting continuous improvement

Closing date for applications is 5 October 2026 at 23:55

Successful applicants would be invited to join assessment and interview in the week of 12 October 2026.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.

Vacancy closing date: 05/10/2026, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff. Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.