Description
This role provides an opportunity to develop a technical leadership position, leading a virtual team of counter-fraud lawyers focused on organised fraud. You will act as the lead handler for specific linked and organised operations, coordinating robust and technical strategies across each operation while working with clients and the handling team to ensure strategies are delivered.
Working closely with the Head of Linked and Organised, the Counter-Fraud Strategy Director & Technical Manager, you will handle a caseload of operations and complex counter-fraud cases. You will have direct technical responsibility for a team of counter-fraud handlers and assistants, providing mentoring and training, and undertaking supervision and peer reviews.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring technically and commercially sound strategies for linked and organised operations
- Devising and implementing case strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant strategies
- Thorough consideration of evidence throughout the life of the case
- Identifying and escalating opportunities for strategic litigation
- Supervision and peer review of team members
- Building and developing partnerships with clients
- Ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and compliance with SLAs
- Leadership, motivation, engagement, and technical development of the team
- Achieving objectives and financial targets
The ideal candidate will have:
- Qualified solicitor / CILEX with necessary practice rights
- High level of experience in handling non-delegated counter-fraud cases
- Ability to analyse trends and devise strategies
- Experience of supervising others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to prioritise work and work under pressure
Benefits include:
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year
- Family Cover Private Medical Insurance
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP and mental health support
- Death in Service
- Critical Illness Cover
- PHI/Income Protection
- Pension Contribution
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Volunteering Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Gym Flex
- Access to Online Discount Sites