Enforcement Solicitor

Solicitor – Enforcement Liverpool | Up to £60,000 DOE + Bonus | Permanent | Full-Time An established and highly regarded law firm is looking to recruit a Solicitor to join its Enforcement team in Liverpool. This is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor with experience in debt recovery, civil litigation or enforcement to join a well-established and growing team, managing a varied caseload and playing a key role in ensuring clients successfully recover damages, legal costs, disbursements and other sums due following settlement or judgment. The firm specialises in housing litigation and has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality client service. You'll join a supportive environment that places a strong emphasis on training, development and long-term progression. The Role As an Enforcement Solicitor, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of debt recovery and enforcement matters, with a particular focus on recovering outstanding damages, costs, disbursements and other sums following settlement, judgment or breach of agreement. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of debt recovery and enforcement matters from instruction through to recovery.
• Reviewing settlement agreements, judgments, Court Orders and costs schedules to identify sums due.
• Monitoring payment deadlines and taking appropriate action where payments are not made.
• Preparing and issuing letters before action and formal demands.
• Handling credit control and enforcement of legal damages, costs and disbursements.
• Negotiating the recovery of associated legal fees and expenses.
• Issuing Part 8 proceedings and making enforcement applications.
• Preparing N260 schedules.
• Pursuing unpaid judgments, damages and costs.
• Liaising with clients, Defendants, Courts, enforcement agents and other third parties.
• Managing deadlines effectively and ensuring matters progress promptly.
• Providing a high level of client service throughout the recovery process. About You The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor with a current practising certificate and experience in areas such as debt recovery, civil litigation, costs recovery or enforcement. You will ideally have:
• Experience managing a caseload of debt recovery or enforcement matters.
• Strong knowledge of County Court procedures and civil litigation.
• Experience pursuing unpaid judgments, damages and costs.
• Experience issuing Part 8 proceedings and/or making Court applications.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to recovery.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines.
• A genuine interest in litigation and achieving positive outcomes for clients.
• Experience using Proclaim would be advantageous, although it is not essential. What's on Offer?
• Salary up to £60,000 DOE + bonus
• Flexible start and finish times
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Annual salary review
• Training, development and ongoing support
• Company sick pay
• City centre Liverpool office
• Casual dress code
• Death in Service benefit of 4x salary
• Subsidised gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme Why Apply? This is a great opportunity for a Solicitor looking to build or further develop their career within Enforcement and Debt Recovery, with genuine responsibility for a varied caseload and the opportunity to work within a supportive and growing team. If you have experience across civil litigation, debt recovery, costs or enforcement and are looking for a role where you can utilise and develop those skills, this could be an excellent next step. Niamh Nolan niamh.nolan@oculuslegalgroup.com 01174544409