Interim Head of Civil Litigation – Hybrid working – £500-550 per day Umbrella – 6 months + - Midlands
Venn Group's specialist legal team are pleased to be recruiting for an Interim Head of Civil Litigation to join a Public Sector Organisation in the Midlands area.
This assignment will be for an initial period of 6 months with a strong likelihood of extension thereafter. The ideal candidate would work full time on a hybrid working basis.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience working within Local Government and will have a broad working understanding of Civil Litigation as well as previous management experience.
Duties may include:
- Leading two Legal teams, comprising around 20 Lawyers, specialising in Civil Litigation and PI respectively
- Overseeing a broad range of Dispute Resolution work in areas of Finance, Contract, Revenues, and Property Disputes
- Acting for maintained Schools and external Partners/external Public Bodies in Civil claims
- Handling injury and loss/property damage claim work in the personal injury team
- Advice and Judicial Review against the Home Office, regarding the creation and suitability of contingency hotels for persons seeking Asylum
- Redesigning internal services to bring debt enforcement work in-house
- Dealing with harassment claims under the new Intermediate claims track, including its new fixed costs regime
- Defending and responding to Judicial Review claims, including a recent a challenge against a significant residential development scheme, in which the High Court ruled in our favour at permission stage, and awarded full costs
- Handling Data Breach claims and conducting formal Mediation as a form of ADR
- General County Court and High Court litigation, including preparing and authorising Claims, Defences, interim applications/set aside/summary Judgment applications and cost enforcement
- Advice and conduct of Debt Recovery, including for Benefits overpayments, Adult Social Care accommodation charge Debt, property income Debt, Revenues, and informing commercial decisions on prospects for recovery
- Handling Property Litigation, including contested lease renewal and forfeiture and possession claims
- Dealing with adverse Judgments and Bailiffs/High Court Enforcement officers
An attractive daily rate between £500-£550 per day Umbrella is offered for this position dependent on experience.
Please apply for this role online or contact Sam Cox or Connie Ross via phone or email for further information.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
Interim Head of Civil Litigation – Hybrid working – £500-550 per day Umbrella – 6 months + - Midlands