Financial Mis-Selling Solicitor Team Manager (PCP)

Greater Manchester – £50,000 - £65,000

Financial Mis-Selling Solicitor / Team Manager
Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
100% Remote | Full-time | Permanent
 
A specialist legal services business is expanding its consumer finance litigation team and is seeking an experienced Financial Mis-Selling Solicitor / Team Manager to join the business on a fully remote basis.
 
This is a senior position combining hands-on legal work with responsibility for leading, supporting and developing a team of solicitors, fee earners and paralegals.
 
The role will focus predominantly on financial mis-selling, motor finance and PCP claims, including matters relating to undisclosed commission arrangements and consumer credit.
 
The Role
 
You will manage your own caseload while taking responsibility for the day-to-day performance and development of the wider legal team.
 
Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of financial mis-selling and consumer credit claims from instruction through to resolution
• Handling PCP and motor finance mis-selling claims
• Dealing with claims involving undisclosed commission and other financial arrangements
• Providing technical legal guidance and support to solicitors, fee earners and paralegals
• Reviewing case strategy, pleadings, correspondence and evidence
• Drafting and reviewing letters of claim, statements of case and litigation documentation
• Managing claims involving lenders, finance providers, brokers and dealerships
• Conducting settlement negotiations
• Managing matters progressing through the Financial Ombudsman Service and litigation
• Acting as a point of escalation for complex or technically challenging cases
• Monitoring case progression, quality, compliance and performance
• Coaching and mentoring members of the team
• Supporting performance management and workload allocation
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, workflows and team performance
• Working with senior management on departmental strategy and growth

About You
 
You will be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales with strong litigation experience and a background in financial services, consumer credit or financial mis-selling.
 
Experience in the following areas would be particularly relevant:

• PCP and motor finance claims
• Motor finance mis-selling
• Consumer credit litigation
• Financial mis-selling
• Undisclosed commission claims
• FCA-regulated financial services disputes
• Financial Ombudsman Service complaints
• High-volume claimant litigation
• Consumer disputes involving lenders, brokers or finance providers

Previous experience of managing or supervising a legal team is highly desirable.
 
The business would also consider a strong senior solicitor who has acted as a technical lead, supervised junior colleagues or taken responsibility for team performance and is now looking to move into a formal management position.
 
What We're Looking For

• Qualified Solicitor with a current practising certificate
• Strong litigation and case management experience
• Demonstrable experience within financial mis-selling, consumer credit or a closely related area
• Specific PCP or motor finance experience highly desirable
• Excellent drafting and analytical skills
• Strong understanding of litigation procedure
• Commercial and pragmatic approach to case management
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage your own caseload alongside leadership responsibilities
• Experience coaching and developing junior legal professionals
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Comfortable working autonomously in a 100% remote environment
• Strong understanding of regulatory, compliance and risk requirements

The Opportunity
 
This is an opportunity to join a growing specialist legal business at a senior level, combining fee-earning responsibility with genuine team leadership.
 
The successful candidate will play an important role in developing the department, improving processes and supporting the continued growth of the firm's financial mis-selling practice.
 
The position is 100% remote, with no requirement to work from an office.