Team Manager (Solicitor/CILEX Lawyer) - Property Recoveries

DAC Beachcroft; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham seeks a Team Manager in the Property Recoveries Department. The role involves leading litigators on fast and multi-track cases, ensuring effective case management and overseeing team performance. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with strong management, litigation skills, and commercial awareness. The firm offers a flexible work environment, excellent remuneration, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Opportunities for growth and progression

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor/right legal designation to supervise a team.
• Evidence of personal financial performance and commercial acumen.
• Ability to motivate, coach, and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of litigators and maintain a reduced caseload.
• Ensure files are run effectively and meet deadlines.
• Drive financial performance of fee earners.

Skills

Effective people-management skills

Strong litigation skills

Ability to motivate and mentor

Commercial acumen

Education

Qualified solicitor/right legal designation

Job description

Team Manager (Solicitor/CILEX Lawyer) – Property Recoveries Department

DAC Beachcroft's Claims Solutions Group Property team provides solutions to the Insurance Property Recovery Sectors. Our specialist property and recovery team offers expert advice over a range of areas:

• Public Liability / Property Damage claims
• Property sub‑sidence
• Property recovery
• Fraud recovery
• Credit hire recovery
• Motor recovery
• Travel recovery
• Casualty recovery

Job Overview

The role is for the position of Team Manager of litigated Fast, intermediate track and sometimes Multi-Track cases. You will manage a group of litigators handling fast, intermediate track and multi‑track cases, while maintaining your own reduced caseload of litigated and non‑litigated work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure files are run pro‑actively and effectively to conclusion, meeting deadlines.
• Manage and support fee earners to meet client needs and commercial requirements.
• Address and escalating client complaints, emerging risks or compliance issues within required timescales and highlight learning points.
• Managing performance issues, including investigations, Performance Improvement Plans (PIPS) and providing technical support or training.
• Drive and improve individual fee earner financial performance through effective management.
• Support the Team Manager with recruitment activities, interviewing and short‑listing.
• Induct new joiners and support their ongoing technical development.
• Monitor, nurture and send out client MI; attend and present at client review meetings.
• Maintain a high degree of client contact, including presenting at performance review meetings, providing accurate MI data, client training, responding to queries and handling complaints.

Who you are

• Qualified solicitor/right legal designation with sufficient technical ability to supervise a team.
• High level of personal compliance with DAC Beachcroft Group protocols and procedures.
• Evidence of achievement of personal financial performance and commercial acumen.
• Effective people‑management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and mentor team members at all levels.
• Strong litigation skills and experience.
• Existing experience of property recoveries work and either experience or a desire to gain experience of travel recoveries work.
• Alignment with the Firm's Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
• Previous supervisory experience and proven ability to provide high levels of client service and client management skills.

Benefits / What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance (details at https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/).
• A well‑rounded remuneration package, including private medical insurance, income protection insurance, discounted gym membership and other benefits.
• Opportunities for growth and progression, including professional funding.
• In‑person and remote social events.
• Opportunities to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities.
• Diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace culture.

We encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every qualification, if you believe you could be a good fit.