Solicitor

Department: Debt Recovery

Location: Leeds

Description Flint Bishop is a law firm operating in England and Wales, acting for a range of clients including large UK-based organisations.

This role forms part of the Debt Recovery team. The position involves managing a caseload of senior and complex matters, alongside providing support to the wider team, including oversight of work and assisting with the development of colleagues.

The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, and reports to the Head of Debt Services and the Practice Management Senior Associate.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading your own significant caseload of litigated matters within the Debt Recovery department.
• Acting for the firm’s clients at complex stages of the debt recovery process, Demonstrating technical and strategic knowledge about the firm’s debt recovery services and procedures, both internally and externally.
• Working alongside colleagues across the department to maximise revenues generated from successful recoveries.
• Supervising junior members of the team with their caseloads and providing guidance and support where necessary.
• Maintaining high standards of financial management and record keeping in the firm’s case management systems.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise You will:

• Be a qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with a minimum of 2 years’ PQE in a commercial debt recovery role in a legal firm.
• Have experience in managing your own significant caseload of complex debt recovery matters.
• Possess excellent IT skills with the ability to produce informative reports.
• Have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Preferably have experience of working with Liberate (not essential as training will be provided).
• Have great communication skills including the presentation of data and findings.

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
• 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