Corporate Recoveries Litigation Specialist
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Please note, this role will initially be a 6 month contract and can be on a full or part time basis.
Benefits of working at Together
* 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
* Free access to company holiday homes
* Buy & sell holidays
* Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
* Matched pension contribution
* Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
* Life assurance and Critical illness cover
* Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
* Free local gym access
* Local bar / restaurant discounts
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Company Description
We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.
We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.
Job Description
As a Corporate Recoveries Litigation Specialist, you will play a key role in managing legal costs and ensuring efficient litigation processes. Your expertise will help us maintain cost efficiency, ensure the right outcomes and optimise how we work with external legal partners.
Responsibilities:
* Ensure legal costs are necessary, proportionate, and aligned with business priorities
* Select and manage external legal firms effectively, ensuring instructions are properly scoped and cost‑benefit assessed
* Identify opportunities to bring legal work in-house and streamline recovery processes
* Challenge excessive costs and maintain robust oversight to ensure compliance with internal standards
Qualifications
Essential
* Experience of the recoveries legal process for real estate within a bank or specialist lender
* Highly pragmatic and practical, with a strong common sense commercial balance alongside a strong risk focus
* Experienced in managing conflict with 3rd parties and stakeholders alike to deliver a win‑win situation
* Strong analytical skills to evaluate cost‑benefit scenarios
* Excellent negotiation skills
* Ability to work collaboratively and make informed decisions under pressure
If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.
Additional Information
Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
Recruitment Process
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Legal
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