Senior Paralegal- Recoveries

The role

DWF is seeking a Senior Paralegal for its Technical Recoveries Team, managing a caseload of debt recovery matters from referral to conclusion. The role is available in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or Newcastle on a hybrid basis.

What you'll do

• Manage a caseload of debt recovery matters
• Provide ad hoc advice and guidance to clients and colleagues on non-referred matters
• Brief counsel for complex matters
• Review matters at the point of referral, providing specific and proportionate scopes divisible into discrete tasks
• Handle various legal matters including pre-action disputes, drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements, making court applications, and preparing for hearings/trials
• Communicate scopes to clients and keep them informed of progress throughout
• Interact with third parties, including litigants in person, legal representatives, and courts
• Take care and conduct of legal matters, progressing them through to conclusion
• Utilize the Liberate case management system effectively
• Provide line management and limited supervisory responsibility for junior team members
• Report regularly to the Specialist Manager on matters under your responsibility

What we're looking for