Legal Debt Recovery Lead

Description

• Case management and administration of I&C Litigated debt. Supporting the wider Debt and service arena with dispute resolution to avoid protracted issues impacting on realising cash. Actively manage escalated accounts through to Litigation, hand-holding through the collections or escalations process and providing expert guidance on Litigation procedures.
• Draft complex correspondence and/or legal settlements to outline or protect the company’s position. Produce well written and presented documentation that provides a clear view of the company’s stance.
• Negotiate effective resolution to disputes utilising expert commercial acumen, balancing the level of risk and reward. Through solid knowledge of the case, commercial opportunity, and awareness of our legal position, enter into strategically timed negotiations.
• Prepare claims (and other court documents), witness testimony and evidence packs. Provide clear and articulate presentation of complex positions with formal documentation completed correctly and submitted in good time.
• Maintain a strong internal network enabling processes to be operationally effective. To act as an expert and point of contact to management and other business areas with regards to Legal Debt Recovery related issues. Managing relationships across a number of teams and partnerships to co-ordinate various activities enabling prompt Litigation management. Examples include, contract management, billing, sales, credit, commercial and finance.
• Contract and Relationship Management, ensuring the external partners are familiar with our business’ needs and maximise any cost opportunity – manage the day to day relationship with a panel of solicitors in order to maintain an industry leading performance. Manage internal relationships with internal service partners and providers (incl. Risk and Finance).
• Represent the company’s interests in court, both for debt recovery and warrant hearings, or other Alternative Dispute Resolution methods (Mediation, Arbitration and Without Prejudice meetings etc).

Requirements

• CICM accredited or have at least 2 years Credit Management experience.
• Understand and interpret external legislation and regulation, alongside internal working practices and policy, for effective case management of the I&C legal debt recovery portfolio. Regular review of existing litigation cases applicable to the energy industry. Knowledge of end to end business process and potential impacts; both on legal recovery matters and vice versa.
• Experience in the complexities of the energy market.
• Strong influencer, negotiator, and a communicator with an adaptive style to ensure the best interests of the business can be explored, presented and secured.
• Professional qualifications, such as a degree in law (or equivalent).
• Legal Practice Certificate (LPC), supporting the professional qualifications.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Commercially and economically astute; able to understand and deal with external factors that may impact business performance.
• Ability to understand different legislation and apply appropriately to a compliant process (e.g. Pre-Action Protocols).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance