The Opportunity

Cpl is actively recruiting for an ambitious and driven Lead Lawyer with strong experience in Fraud to join a leading Northern Ireland based Law firm.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Lawyer with leadership/ management experience to join a firm renowned as a leading legal partner within the insurance industry.

About the role

As Lead Lawyer the successful candidate will have the opportunity lead a small client-focused team of lawyers specialising in Fraud.

You will handle a caseload of predominantly High Court cases and be responsible for the technical quality of the work produced by your team, undertaking any supervision and peer reviews required.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic excellence:

Devising and implementing case strategies that deliver the best possible outcome for our clients.
Thorough consideration of evidence throughout the life of the case, considering the impact on case strategy.
Identifying and escalating any cases appropriate for complex consideration and referral.
To ensure that all counter-fraud cases are flagged appropriately

Technical Excellence:

Supervision and peer review of all handlers in your team.
Make full use of the firm’s Case Management System in progressing files from receipt to closure.
Triaging and allocating new files to handlers with appropriate expertise.
Delegate appropriate work to team members and ensuring assistants have enough of the appropriate work to achieve chargeable hours targets.
To ensure compliance with the LSNI code of conduct.

Client excellence:

Building and developing partnerships with clients to deliver their strategic goals.
Ensuring maximum customer satisfaction on all cases dealt with in your team.
Ensuring compliance with all internal and client SLA’s
Ensuring accurate and timely completion of all client and internal MI
Achieve both client and internal KPIs
Ensuring that all bills are delivered accurately and in accordance with client SLA’s.
Increase the profile of the Northern Ireland Counter-Fraud team
Oversee delivery of quarterly counter-fraud newsletter to clients

Leadership:

Leadership, motivation, engagement and technical development of the team to ensure achievement of objectives.
Taking responsibility for identifying any issues which arise around wellbeing or performance and addressing those issues with support from the Team Leader.
Regular communication with the team, including but not limited to setting objectives and personal development plans, checking in monthly to confirm they are on track both in terms of performance and technical progress, ongoing conversations and performance reviews.
As you grow and develop your team, contributing to the recruitment and probation process.

Financial and cultural excellence:

Achieve objectives and financial targets
Adhere to Values

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise required

High level of experience of handling non-delegated counter-fraud cases, with an agreed handling authority matching the requirement of the work
An agreed handling authority of at least £100,000.
Experience of supervising others, with a strong track record of progressing supervisees.
Positive, confident and enthusiastic
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
Excellent inter-personal and client care skills and experience of building relationships with clients.
Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
Driven to achieve with a track record of achieving all objectives
Ability to analyse trends and devise and implement strategies designed to deliver market-leading results.
Ability to foster engagement with the team and wider office, leading by example.
Ability to develop the technical skills of those within the team.

What’s on offer?

An attractive salary and fantastic benefits package
Hybrid working – 2 days in the office/ 3 days wfh
25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)
Simply Health Care Cash Plan
WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing
Death in Service
Critical Illness Cover
PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
Cycle to Work Scheme*, Tech Scheme*, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex*

To be considered send your CV today via the link or contact Emma Braniff at Cpl on 07880199159 for further information!