Location
London Borough of Brent with remote working 2 days a week and 3 days office attendance required; other locations may be required from time to time.

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
£37,692 per annum inclusive of London weighting

About the Role
Join Brent Council’s vibrant Legal Service within the Financial Litigation Team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role offers a valuable opportunity to gain experience and enhance your prospects for a career in the legal profession. You will manage a caseload of debt recovery matters, working closely with various client departments across the council. The role involves instigating county court proceedings against debtors, so a good knowledge of civil procedure rules is ideal. While some knowledge of recovery of service charge and Adult Social Care debt is advantageous, full training will be provided.

Key responsibilities include considering and investigating matters referred to the legal team, requesting and obtaining further information from client departments, taking prompt action in the debt recovery process, engaging in dispute resolution and exploring alternative settlement methods such as mediation, instructing Counsel and costs draftsmen when necessary, and managing a caseload of service charge, Adult Social Care, council tax arrears, housing benefit overpayment, and general sundry debt recovery matters using the Council’s legal electronic case management system.

Brent is a diverse and dynamic London borough undergoing significant transformation to better meet community needs, making this an exciting time to join the team.

Experience
Experience in managing debt recovery cases or legal administrative work is desirable. Knowledge of civil procedure rules and debt recovery processes will be advantageous but training will be provided.

About you
You should be organised, flexible, and able to quickly learn and manage a wide range of debt recovery cases. The ability to work collaboratively and report to Senior Lawyers within the team is essential. A proactive approach to dispute resolution and case management is important.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated as mandatory; however, a keen interest in legal processes and a willingness to develop expertise in financial litigation and debt recovery is required.