We have a new and exciting opportunity available for a Legal Collections Team Leader to join our award-winning, rapidly expanding organisation. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our head office in Runcorn, Cheshire. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £30,000 per annum with the opportunity to earn a bonus making a total OTE of £36,000. There is also a benefits package in addition to your salary.
DCB Legal Ltd is a specialist in the provision of legal services relating to Civil and Commercial litigation, debt recovery, property, and High Court Enforcement disputes. We are not a full legal service provider, instead, we focus on providing a contemporary no fuss, bespoke legal service in our specialist field of debt recovery and litigation.
Our client retention rate, coupled with recommendations and referrals, provides a solid foundation for organic growth. Working alongside our sister company DCBL, we have created an end-to-end possession, debt recovery and litigation service, which is second to none.
Benefits you will receive:
- Salary £30,000 per annum, OTE of £36,000
- Hours of work 09:00 - 18:00
- Monday – Friday schedule (36.5 hours per week)
- Early finish Fridays
- Dress Down Fridays
- 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Newly refurbished offices
- Free Mersey Gateway bridge pass
- Free parking
- Free tea and coffee facilities
- Free monthly lunch
- Company social events
- Full training provided
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Rapidly expanding multi-functional operation
Purpose and objectives of the Legal Collections Team Leader role
To effectively manage, motivate, coach and develop a team of Collections Associates, ensuring cases are dealt with in line with the business SLA’s and in compliance with Court deadlines. Taking payments throughout the court process and ensuring efficient and professional resolution of any issues/queries.
To build excellent rapport with colleagues and management to ensure smooth operations.
Main duties and responsibilities as a Legal Collections Team Leader
- Day-to day operational management of a team of Collections associates
- Identify any recruitment requirements and build the team
- Develop and manage “new starter” 12- week journey plan to ensure successful completion of induction
- Ensure the effective management of daily workloads, and re-assess and re-allocate tasks as required
- Use motivational strategies to ensure high performance from the team
- Conduct regular one-to-ones to a high standard, utilising agreed KPI’s identifying areas of high performance and development areas, and taking appropriate action to maintain morale and enhance performance
- Conduct an annual appraisal for each team member
- Be a coach/mentor to each member of the team
- Liaise with other departments (i.e. HR) to ensure employee management is in line with Group policies and practices
- Develop, review and take appropriate action, including feeding back to team members of the team’s productivity
- Identify training needs, and address as appropriate in a timely manner
- Manage any calls which are escalated to you via the team
- Build exceptional rapport colleagues and management
- Develop and manage the team and highlight any areas for Development or automation, to improve processes
The successful Litigation Team Leader will have
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience of managing a high-performance team in a supervisory / team-leader role
- Demonstrable experience in coaching and mentoring teams to achieve high performance, including developing and implementing training programmes
- Practical experience of motivating teams within a busy-working environment to meet/exceed client expectations
- Ability to prioritise multiple tasks to meet all deadlines
- Ability to build, develop and maintain long-lasting relationships.
- Ability to develop and mentor staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with experience of all Microsoft applications (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Effective team-player
- Takes ownership of self and team
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
If you have the skills and experience in becoming our Legal Collections Team Leader, please click ‘apply’ today! We look forward to hearing from you!
