Team Leader

Flint Bishop Solicitors; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car parking

Career development

25 days holiday

Holiday carryover

Birthday day off

Staff discounts

Social events

Legal service discounts

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Job summary

Flint Bishop Solicitors in Derby is seeking a Team Leader for the Debt Recovery department. The role involves supervising Legal Recoveries Specialists handling pre-litigated matters and high-volume calls to recover aged debt, reporting to the Debt Recovery Manager and Head of Debts Services.

The Team Leader will oversee quality, training opportunities, and performance against KPIs while managing key client accounts and revenue updates.

Qualifications

• Preferably experience in debt recovery within an energy or utilities setting.
• Supervisory experience in a contact centre or legal setting is preferred.
• Able to work independently and manage your own caseload.
• Genuine interest in working in a contentious area of law.
• Strong time management and ability to meet tight deadlines with caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day work of Legal Recoveries Specialists in Debt Recovery.
• Coordinate with Debt Recovery Managers on department matters and ensure smooth processes between pre- and post-litigation.
• Manage a senior-level debt recovery caseload.
• Contribute to business development, client pitches, tenders and client meetings.
• Ensure department financial targets are met at personal and team levels.
• Enforce firm-wide and departmental SLAs and procedures.
• Support junior fee-earners with caseloads and guidance.
• Conduct regular file reviews and use findings for development.
• Produce management information for Debt Recovery Managers.
• Liaise with clients as day-to-day contact.
• Upskill knowledge of litigation and debt recovery to share with the team.

Skills

Debt recovery experience

Supervisory experience

Caseload management

Time management

Interest in contentious law

Job description

Team Leader

Department: Debt Recovery

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Derby, UK

Description

The Team Leader is responsible for supervising a team of Legal Recoveries Specialists in our Debt Services team, who are responsible for taking on pre-litigated matters and making and receiving high volumes of calls on behalf of the firm’s client to recover aged debt.

The role focuses mainly on day-to-day supervision of the team, conducting reviews on the Legal Recoveries Specialist's matters, overseeing quality, call performance and making recommendations for training and continuous improvements.

The Team Leader will not only handle key client accounts but also provide department managers with updates on revenues recovered and performance against established KPIs.

This Team Leader role reports to the Head of Debts Services and the Debt Recovery Manager.

We are ideally looking for candidates from a consumer collections/debt recovery background, but other contact centre team leaders or recoveries team leaders with relevant skills would be considered.

The role is full time, 36.25 hours per week, based at our new head offices at Pride Park, Derby.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise the day-to-day work and operations of the Legal Recoveries Specialists in the Debt Recovery team, specifically focusing on the non-contested clients.
• Work closely with the Debt Recovery Managers and Head of Debts Services on departmental matters, ensuring a smooth process between pre & post-litigation matters.
• Run own senior-level caseload of debt recovery matters.
• Contribute to business development activities for the department, including working on client pitches and tenders and attending client meetings where necessary.
• Ensure financial targets are met within the department, both on a personal and team level.
• Ensure that all firm-wide and departmental SLAs and procedures are followed.
• Assist junior fee-earner with their own caseload; offering support and guidance where needed.
• Run regular file reviews of fee-earners, raise any issues arising and use this as an ongoing developmental tool.
• Produce management information as required by the Debt Recovery Managers.
• Liaise directly with clients where necessary and be their day-to-day contact.
• Continually upskill personal knowledge of the litigation process and debt recovery, become an expert in all matters and share this with the wider team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will:

• Preferably have prior debt recovery experience in an energy or utilities setting
• Previous supervisory experience in a contact centre environment or legal setting
• Be able to work alone and manage your own caseload
• Have a genuine desire and interest in working in a contentious area of the law
• Have excellent time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines with your caseloads

Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered. Financial checks will be required in the event that a position is offered.

Benefits

What we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Bonus potential
• Great working environment at our Derby head offices
• Car parking provided by the firm
• Career development opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Options to buy & sell 1 week’s holiday
• 1 week’s holiday carry over
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Staff card discount scheme for local shops
• Social days and evenings on the firm
• Staff discounts on legal services