Principal Associate

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Weightmans Full time

About your new role

We are recruiting for an experienced Principal Associate or Associate to work within the Insolvency and Recoveries team, to enhance our growing recoveries and insolvency offering in Scotland.

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

Proactively manage a broad range of disputed and undisputed money only and asset recovery cases on behalf of a wide range of clients, working independently and assisting other fee earners in more complex cases; Provide supervision and guidance to junior members of the team; Undertaking creditor instigated insolvency actions against individual and/or businesses; Managing and developing client relationships; Assist with the onboarding of new clients to the firm, designing processes and procedures to ensure a cost effective and first class service is provided at all times; Create workflows and precedents to increase profitability and automation across the department; Perform asset tracing on target entities / individuals 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.

About You

You will be a qualified solicitor, 3-8 year PQE, and you will have prior experience of debt recovery and insolvency cases. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be:

Excellent knowledge of the Court of Session and Sheriff Court rules; Motivated and highly-driven; Ability to work to deadlines / targets, to prioritise and manage a caseload and deliver effective solutions; Ability to work well as part of a team, providing supervision and guidance to junior members; A commercial, solution-driven and client-focused approach; Strong legal and analytical skills with an eye for detail; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Excellent IT skills; Passionate about growth, generating work opportunities both internally and externally

If you meet out criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.



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