Legal Manager (Litigations)
Bedford (Hybrid)
£53,590 per annum
Permanent
Full time (37 hours per week)
We are currently looking for a Legal Manager to provide support to the Director of Governance and Legal. The role will focus on the management of a caseload of disrepair cases, as well as coordinating internal and external legal resources and supporting compliance with our legislative and regulatory requirements.
What you will be doing:
1. Set up and review processes for the management of disrepair cases, ensuring these reflect pre-action protocols and are aligned with other areas of the business.
2. Consider opportunities to in-source disrepair cases once proceedings have been issued taking account of resource and risk levels; liaise with the business and external lawyers as appropriate to ensure that all deadlines are met.
3. Taking the lead in managing the department legal budget, ensuring value for money, ensuring the organisation has up to date information on fixed and variable costs, reviewing reports on WIP and monitoring organisational spend.
4. Maintain a register of legal advice to ensure that advice is not taken more often than needed.
5. Ensure there is a legal register in place with has an up-to-date record or the statutory and regulatory requir...