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Job summary
A regional law firm is seeking a Solicitor / Litigation Executive - Litigation Team Leader in Derby, UK. The role involves supervising a team in the Debt Recovery department, ensuring case performance, and maintaining financial targets. Candidates should have over 4 years of PQE with relevant supervisory and debt recovery experience. Benefits include a competitive salary, bonuses, and career development opportunities.
Benefits
Qualifications
- 4+ years PQE required.
- Preferably prior debt recovery experience in the energy or utilities sector.
- Some previous supervisory experience in a recoveries or legal setting.
- Genuine interest in contentious law.
- Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day operations of the Debt Recovery Litigation team.
- Collaborate with Debt Recovery Managers on departmental matters.
- Ensure financial targets are met.
- Ensure adherence to firm-wide and departmental SLAs.
- Support team to ensure case progression.
- Conduct regular file reviews with fee-earners.
- Provide required management information.
- Continuously enhance personal knowledge of the litigation process.
Skills
Department: Debt Recovery
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Derby, UK
The Litigation Team Leader is responsible for supervising a team of solicitors, legal executives and paralegals in our Debt Recovery department who are responsible for taking on high value pre-litigated matters, issuing claims, advising and progressing defended cases and advising in all aspects of enforcement post judgment.
The role focuses largely on day-to-day supervision of the team, overseeing case performance and making recommendations for training and continuous improvements.
This role reports directly to the Litigation Manager.
- Supervise the day-to-day work and operations of the Debt Recovery Litigation team.
- Work closely with the Debt Recovery Managers and Head of Debts Services on departmental matters, ensuring a smooth process between pre & post-litigation matters.
- Ensure financial targets are met within the team.
- Ensure that all firm-wide and departmental SLAs and procedures are followed.
- Work closely with the team to provide support and guidance to ensure cases are progressing appropriately.
- Run regular file reviews with fee-earners, raise any issues arising and use this as an ongoing developmental tool.
- Produce management information as required by the Debt Recovery Managers.
- Continually upskill personal knowledge of the litigation process and Debt Recovery, become an expert in all matters and share this with the wider team.
You will:
- Be 4 years + PQE
- Preferably have prior debt recovery experience in an energy or utilities setting
- Have some previous supervisory experience in a recoveries or a legal setting
- 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
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
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.
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