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Job Responsibility:
Providing proactive, preventative, and commercially focused debt recovery support to EDF Energy’s Customers business
Managing the full lifecycle of debt recovery litigation, including coordination of enforcement actions
Supporting litigation and preventative legal work for the Corporate & Steering Functions (CSF), which covers areas such as employment, supply chain, corporate finance, transactions, and board governance
Helping with debt recovery and then advising on methods of enforcement of debts, not limited to instruction of High Court Enforcement, seeking Legal Charges, Attachment of Earnings and insolvency tools
Providing full support across all contentious debt recovery matters across EBS, Small Business and Retail
Providing full end to end debt recovery action for non-payment of energy charges
Taking ownership and pro-actively managing a large caseload of debt recovery matters to maximise recoveries
Drafting proceedings, considering any Defences, instruction of counsel, drafting witness evidence, preparing court bundles and preparing witnesses for trial
Drafting accurate and legally persuasive procedural documents to be used in court
Instructing barristers (where needed and approved), advising the business on prospects of success
Working closely on court cases with Managing Legal Counsel and highlighting any legal risks succinctly in a timely manner
Maintaining an accurate matrix of all debt recovery matters on which Legal are instructed
Requirements:
Strong experience in debt recovery, an interest in litigation, and dispute resolution
Background in regulated industries and customer-focused environments
Skilled in managing large caseloads
strong organisational and analytical abilities
Knowledge of county court enforcement methods (e.g. HCEO, charging orders)
Experience with court advocacy and attending hearings (travel required)
Commercially aware with broad legal knowledge
Effective communicator, able to advise stakeholders and senior leaders
Comfortable working under pressure and across multiple projects
Flexible, proactive, and willing to develop across legal areas
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
What we offer:
Competitive salary
Potential for an annual bonus
Market‑leading pension scheme
Customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more