Solicitor - Debt Recovery
Posted 10 days 5 hours ago by Notting Hill Genesis Group
As a Solicitor - Debt Recovery, you will play a key role within NHG's Legal Services team, leading and empowering a team to deliver first class legal services focused on debt recovery and associated litigation matters. You will manage a varied caseload while working collaboratively with operational teams to ensure legal matters are resolved efficiently, compliantly, and with a resident focused approach. You'll act as a trusted subject matter expert across debt recovery matters, supporting NHG's ability to recover debts owed while balancing legal obligations, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes.
Responsibilities- Manage a varied caseload of debt recovery litigation matters, including arrears possession claims, leasehold forfeiture claims, service charge disputes, debt claims, and enforcement actions.
- Lead and mentor a team of paralegals, ensuring high quality case management and performance standards are achieved.
- Provide expert legal advice and guidance to operational teams on debt recovery and income collection matters.
- Prepare and oversee legal documentation, witness statements, court bundles, and evidence to a high standard.
- Identify and mitigate legal and operational risks, ensuring high risk cases are prioritised appropriately.
- Support and deputise for the Head of Legal (Litigation) on complex or substantial matters.
- Develop and improve legal processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, compliance, and service delivery.
- Work collaboratively with other in house legal teams including disrepair and compliance functions.
- Manage legal spend in line with budget requirements and the legal services framework.
- Deliver training and guidance to operational colleagues to improve legal awareness and support proactive debt management.
- Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales with a valid Practising Certificate.
- Minimum 2 years PQE.
- Experience working within a social housing legal department, housing association, local authority, or private practice environment.
- Strong knowledge of housing law, landlord and tenant legislation, and litigation processes relating to debt recovery.
- Experience managing complex caseloads within a fast paced environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Leadership and team management capability.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Experience using legal databases, case management systems, and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to provide pragmatic, risk aware, and resident focused legal advice.
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply).
- Generous pension scheme.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply).
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan.
- Staff discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary.
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: