Cost Recovery Officer

Permanent
Full time
35 hours per week
£23,611 per annum
Birmingham
What’s in it for you?
• Join a team at the start of a new journey
• Enjoy a high profile and varied work load
• Be responsible for protecting the public & upholding the public interest

The role
As a Cost Recovery Officer you will be responsible for pursing solicitors for a range of costs and internal fines on behalf of the SRA. Managing an ongoing caseload of 50-100 cases, you’ll liaise promptly with Solicitors following attendance at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to agree an instalment plan or settlement of monies due. You will use your communication and negotiation skills, to agree repayment in a timely manner, ideally without the use of enforcement action. In the absence of engagement you will have a range of enforcement options available, and will be required to instruct external solicitors where necessary.
You will monitor and report on all cases, meet time targets for action and ensure all files are accurate and up-to-date. You will also be willing to liaise with other teams within the SRA and finance where appropriate.

This is a great opportunity to join a new team and be part of something exciting!

What we’re looking for
• Good communicator
• Effective negotiation skills
• Good time management

Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Paralegal or equivalent experience

Experience of debt recovery work or working in a litigation environment would be an advantage

Team player

Organised and methodical in approach to casework

Good IT skills

Good communication skills and ability to write clearly

Demonstrates SRA values and positive behaviours

Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
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Vacancy closing date: 02/08/2016, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.