* Working Hours: Standard (09:00am-17:30pm)
* Office or Field Based: Office Based (Cheadle, SK8 3GW)
* Contract type: Permanent
* Compensation: GBP 60,000 - GBP 70,000 - yearly
Company Description
* In-House Legal Counsel role - Volume Litigation
* 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday
* Free access to company holiday homes
* Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
* Life assurance and Critical illness cover
* Free local gym access
* This role is based 5 days atour Cheadle office in South Manchester (SK8 3GW)
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.
* Based on site in Cheadle (SK8 3GW) - Monday to Friday
Job Description
As a Legal Counsel at Together, you will be part of our Group Legal team and be responsible forproactivelymanaging a highvolume/ fast moving portfolio of customer legal claims, the majority of which arise from claims management companies. The role requires you to have experience in volumelitigationwhilst being pragmatic, commercially minded and solutions focused.
Working closely with theHead of Litigation andSeniorLegalCounsel,you will help shape and implement the Group’s strategic approach to volume claims handling, including the development and continual improvement of processesand litigation strategies. The role will involve regular monitoring, interpretation and presentation of MI, datatrendsand insights, using these toidentifytrends to inform decisionmaking and support senior stakeholders.
There will be somehands-on management of claims to become familiar withthe causes of action,processes and risk themesalongside theday-to-day supervision,oversightand guidance to junior colleagues.
You can expect to work collaboratively with colleagues across the business-including Complaints, Risk, Compliance, Recoveries, Operations and senior stakeholders to ensure legal risks are properly understood; managed and aligned with the Group’s overarching strategic and commercial objectives.
Over time,there is opportunity for the roleto broaden into wider areas of contentious and non-contentious legal support, with opportunities to contribute to broader legal initiatives andcross businessprojects.
Typical Duties include:
* Managing a high-volume litigation and claims workload in a structured, efficient and proportionate manner.
* Producing and presenting MI, trend analysis and data-driven insights to support strategy and reporting.
* Contributing to and helping refine the Group’s strategic approach to volume claims and recurring themes arising from CMC activity.
* Providingday-to-daysupervision, guidance and quality assurance for junior team members working on claims.
* Working closely with theGeneral Counsel, Head of Litigation,senior stakeholders and other members of the Legal team on strategic approach to legal issues
Qualifications
Candidates with a blend of the following experiences and skills will be highly regarded:
* Experience managing volume litigationparticularly where claims originate from or are driven by claims management companies (CMCs)
* Proven ability to handle large caseloads efficiently through pragmatic, structureddecision-making.
* Experience supervising or supporting junior colleagues, includingproviding clear expectations, promotingstrongtime-management-practicesensuring work is delivered on time and to a high standard, as well asconductingday-to-day supervisionensuringconsistency.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to work confidently with MI, data and trend analysis.
* Excellent drafting and communication skills with the ability to distil complex issues into straightforward, practical advice.
* Experience ofproactively developing workflowsto streamline operationsandreduce risk
* Strong attention to detail and ability toset andwork to deadlines.
* Highly organised,efficientand comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience dealing with CMCdriven ortemplate-basedclaimsisessential.
Additional Information
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.
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.
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.
Please apply ASAP. We would like to commence interviews in early March
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