Head of Commercial Litigation and Insolvency

Taylor Rose is a Top 60 Law firm with a national footprint across the UK. We are committed to developing our employees and to delivering outstanding service to our customers. Our vision is to continue to deliver and to embrace and develop our employees through their legal career.

Running own case load of commercial litigation and Insolvency files and managing a department of commercial litigation fee earners and paralegals. Winning, developing, and managing key client relationships as well as mentoring and aiding the progression of junior members of the department. We are seeking an ambitious and eutrepenurial leader with a passion for service, culture, talent and technology.

This role involves but is not limited to:

• Developing, implementing and reviewing a department strategy to support and deliver our company strategy.
• Formulating, agreeing and delivering annual department budgets.
• Networking internally to build contacts and generate cross referrals
• Managing recovery of cash and aged debtors.
• Investigating and pursuing claims arising from business and personal failures, such as misfeasance, transactions at an undervalue, preferential payments, and wrongful or fraudulent trading.
• Developing, maintaining and reviewing monthly department KPIs and performance reporting.
• Passing department audits.
• Servicing clients in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Delivering market-leading levels of customer service and communication.
• Ensuring technical competence through adequate training, support and succession planning.

Requirements:

• Qualified solicitor with PQE
• Ability to lead and develop a Team
• Previous contentious insolvency experience with ability to run own caseload
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to handle complex and multiple case loads
• Experience of managing a department
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong leadership and relationship building skills
• Ability to influence and drive mind-set change at all levels
• Proven track record of external networking, demonstrating the ability to increase workflow for a team

Company Core Values:

• Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best that we can be
• Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force
• Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth
• Commit: To delivering excellent client experience and working with integrity, investing in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage