Commercial Recoveries Litigation Lawyer

Our Insolvency and Recoveries team is experienced in handling all kinds of insolvency and recoveries work nationally, acting on behalf of large corporates, owner managed businesses, public bodies, insurers, professional practices, regulatory bodies and private individuals. We also act on behalf of insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, litigation funders, fixed charge receivers, directors and other stakeholders.

Members of all levels of qualification across the team regularly deal with complex, high profile and sensitive issues across a broad range of matters (both contentious and non-contentious) with far reaching implications as well as regulated and unregulated debt recovery from individuals and businesses. The team and many within it are recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500.

We are currently recruiting for a Solicitor or Legal Executive with Litigation rights to join our Insolvency and Recoveries team. This role focuses on Commercial Recoveries, undertaking business to business, business to individual and public sector debt recovery work.

Main duties and responsibilities (subject to skills and experience) include:

• Handle an independent portfolio of debt recovery and civil litigation files from initial instruction through to enforcement or settlement.
• Prepare Letters of Claim compliant with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims, Breach of Tortious duties and unjust enrichment Claims.
• Issue County Court proceedings through Money Claims Online and Online Money Claims portals
• Provide supervision to junior members of the team
• Independently run small and fast track defended debt claims
• Assist with intermediate and multi-track defended debt claims
• Advise clients of interim applications, including strike out and summary judgment.
• Undertake enforcement application including High Court Enforcement Officers, charging orders, orders for possession and sale and third party debt orders.
• Provide practical, commercially focused advice and solutions to clients across sectors including manufacturing, local government, finance and public bodies.
• Negotiate settlements and payment plans while ensuring strict adherence to court deadlines.
• Conduct routine insolvency proceedings.
• Complete MI procedures as required
• Achieve set targets/KPIs
• Ensure relevant deadlines, compliance and quality measures are adhered to
• Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
  
  

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.