Litigation Manager
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2025 |
| Location: | M2 2EE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 65921-64706 |
Summary
Job Title: Litigation Manager
Location:Manchester, M2 2EE - Hybrid working available
Salary:From £50,000 + Bonus (Dependant on Experience)
Hours:Full-time, permanent (flexible start and finish times)
Benefits:
• Competitive salary + bonus
• Flexible start and finish times
• Annual salary review
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional day off on your birthday
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Hybrid home/office working environment
• Training, development, and support
• Company sick pay
• City Centre location
• Casual dress policy
• Death in Service Benefit (4x salary)
• Subsidised gym membership
• Access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme
Time Recruitment is managing this fantastic opportunity for an experienced Litigation Manager to lead a Housing Disrepair Team within a respected law firm. This is a senior management role overseeing a team and reporting directly to the Board of Directors.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring that agreed repairs for clients are completed efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of litigation management and staff development.
Key Responsibilities:
• Managing and motivating a team, identifying training needs and overseeing performance.
• Recruiting and onboarding new team members as required.
• Acting as a technical referral point for fee earners within the department.
• Ensuring all court deadlines are met and cases progress efficiently.
• Building strong relationships with counsel and other key stakeholders.
• Liaising with other departments to ensure a collaborative working environment.
• Supporting the smooth running of the business by carrying out additional duties as required.
The successful candidate will be an experienced litigator with staff management experience. You must be able to manage a department effectively, ensuring cases progress in a timely and organised manner. A strong knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), including Part 8 proceedings, is essential.
You should also be comfortable working in a target-driven environment while maintaining exceptional client care, particularly when dealing with vulnerable clients.
Essential Skills & Experience:
• Significant experience in litigation and staff management.
• Highly organised and self-motivated.
• Strong knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).
• IT literate with the ability to work efficiently with case management systems (Proclaim experience preferred but not essential).
• Experience in Housing Disrepair or Housing Conditions litigation is advantageous.