Job Description
Job Reference:P965427CV2_1616757602
Job Type: Permanent
Job Industry: Business Services
Contact Name: Chad Vigano
Job Location: Greater-manchester
Job Title: Credit Litigation Specialist
Job Salary: £25000 - £26000 Per Annum
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Job Purpose
This role involves working in the Litigation Team at the Manchester Head Office, delivering successful commercial litigation recoveries on behalf of the UKI Companies within The Group.
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Job Overview
Reporting to the Litigation Team Leader, the position is suitable for an individual who is bright, confident and an excellent negotiator. A need to be very commercially minded, the successful candidate must be able to work as part of a dynamic team and cover a range of legal issues across the Group.
The post holder will be working towards a professional legal qualification or have directly relevant experience and will relish assuming responsibility for a caseload in a fast-paced but supportive team environment. The focus is on remarkable service and care, along with an experienced commercial approach and the post-holder will be someone with excellent communication skills to deliver this.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
· Point of contact for any issues referred internally from the Group businesses to the Litigation Team.
· Overseeing the administration of tasks within your caseload, including adhering to court timeframes for filing documents.
· Assistance with handling internal cases that arise from colleagues, still employed or former colleagues, of businesses within the Group
· Handling of disputes arising between Group clients, former clients, colleagues, former colleagues or third parties.
· Handling mediations between Group companies and their clients.
· Maximising litigation recoveries whilst managing costs to achieve the best commercial result available
· Renegotiating contracts where appropriate to assist client retention
· Engaging and maintaining strategic relationships with our litigation partners
· Court Attendance
The above is not an exhaustive list and you could be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the changing demands of the Litigation team.
Role Metrics
· Working towards a legal qualification (or qualified)
· A positive approach to a busy workload and teamwork
· A genuine desire to learn and understand the commercial aspects of The Group to maximise recovery
· The ability to take initiative and a thirst for responsibility for high value, complex matters
· A dynamic strategic approach including the ability to analyse and manage risk
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