Senior Legal Specialist

SENIOR LEGAL SPECIALIST

GUILDFORD

INTRODUCTION

Headquartered in Guildford Surrey Grenke Leasing is a specialist Sales Aid Leasing company. We partner with many of the worlds and the UKs leading equipment manufacturers and resellers within Print IT Telecoms and numerous other asset groups. Grenke began trading in the UK in 2002 and since then has expanded significantly opening offices in many of the UKs major towns and cities.

We are now looking for a Senior Legal Specialist based at our Head Office in Guildford. Our Legal Specialists support the recovery of debts and assets by legally representing Grenke liaising with external Solicitors and Debt Collection Agencies.

Report To: Head of Operations

Location: Guildford

Term: Permanent

We are now looking for a Senior Legal Specialist based at our Head Office in Guildford. Our Legal Specialists support the recovery of debts and assets by legally representing Grenke liaising with external Solicitors and Debt Collection Agencies.

Key Tasks:

Gather case evidence and documentation by reviewing customer contracts and activity to date to establish a timeline of events and generate legal files
Understand contractual and legal FCA regulations and apply this in your day to day work.
Contact customers to inform them of their overdue payments and organise payment of outstanding monies
Appoint our debt collection agency partner to recover assets to reduce exposure
Evaluate the viability of legal success by understanding legal contract arguments contract enforcement options analysing costs and then engaging with our solicitors regarding the best course of action
Make decisions on appropriate Legal enforcement considering Grenkes commercial and reputational damage.
Represent Grenke legally in court/mediation; presenting evidence and acting as a witness for the Company
Active on-going management of legal cases to ensure continued progress
Conduct annual governance meetings with our solicitors
Respond professionally and promptly to queries from internal and external stakeholders
Communicate escalations appropriately to manager
Prepare and deliver reports on the legal teams case load including analysis of case progress workload distribution and key legal outcomes.

Experience and Skills

At least 3 years work experience in either commercial or consumer Legal contract enforcement including regulated contracts.
Degree in a related field for example Law Economics Business etc
Able to work independently; managing competing priorities both internally and externally
Proficient in MS Office (Excel Word Outlook) or equivalent
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a professional telephone manner
Strong administration skills with proven organisational and time management to achieve deadlines
Analytical problem solver
Good negotiation skills
Friendly professional approach and manner
Ability to work to own initiative and as part of a team
Able to multi-task
Self-motivated and keen to learn

Interested to knowmore Please apply via our Applicant Management System.