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About the Role

The Lawyer will manage a caseload of debt recovery matters, working with a wide range of client departments within the council. This often requires instigation of county court proceedings against debtors and enforcement of Judgment. Ample knowledge of recovery of service charge, major works and arrears of ASC fees and enforcement is required.

Responsibilities

• Consider and investigate matters referred to the legal team and allocated to the caseworker.
• Request and obtain further information and documentation from client departments, acknowledge referrals and advise on the merit of the case.
• Take prompt action in the debt recovery process.
• Engage in dispute resolution and explore alternative methods of settlement such as mediation.
• Instruct Counsel and costs draftsman when necessary.
• Manage a caseload of debt recovery matters, instigating and defending claims against the council, advising client departments and responding to queries on service charge disputes.
• Use the council’s case management systems efficiently.

Requirements

• Very good knowledge of civil procedure rules and practice is essential.
• Organised, proactive and flexible team player.
• Demonstrate aptitude and the ability to quickly pick up a wide range of debt recovery cases.
• Must provide a supporting statement as part of the application that clearly shows how the criteria on the Person Specification are met.
• Will accept a CV in support of the application, however, a supporting statement should still be provided.
• Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Skills

• Debt recovery
• Civil procedure rules
• Case management systems

Location

• London
• Remote working
• Working from home
• Civic Centre

Work Type

• 12 months fixed term
• 36 hours per week
• Flexible working

Experience Level

• Depending on experience

Salary/Compensations

• £52,194 pa incl. London weighting

About the Company

• Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline.
• Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up.
• Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
• The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

Equal Opportunity

• Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
• We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions.
• We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk.