Legal Compliance / Secretary (Debt Recovery)

My client a fast growing & commercially focused financial services company are looking to hire a legal secretary. Reporting to the Treasury Manager and CEO your primary focus will be on the legal process of debt collection you will also work closely with senior members on new high value trade deals. Using your exceptional attention to detail you will examine and validate trade documents, 'joining the dots' using documents supplied and mapping the order to cash cycle, full training will be provided on this aspect of the role.

Duties:

• Managing and enhancing newly developed case management system
• Prepare and issue legal documentation, demand letters, Civil Bills, response to Notice of Particulars
• To undertake the recovery of a wide variety of debt types from pre-action stages through to judgement and enforcement
• Examine and validate trade documents
• Mapping the order to cash cycle

Required:

• Process driven person with systematic and logical approach to tasks
• At least 2 years' of Paralegal / Legal Assistant work experience working within a debt collection/legal procedures environment
• Strong drafting and advocacy skills is essential
• Strong working understanding of debt collection and the legal process
• Experience within Law / Law Degree
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Self-driven and motivated
• Excellent English, both verbal and written
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent use of MS Office, Excel and Word
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Hands on and 'can do' approach
• Strong Problem-Solving Skills
• Willingness to work hard & contribute to the team & the business as a whole

Desirable:

• Financial/accounting background
• Experience dealing with Letters of Credit
• Experience of legal, trade or finance industry

This is an exciting time to join as your input to the team will be instrumental in the performance of the Group's business as a whole.

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