Team Leader

EL/PL Team Leader -Solicitor

Location: Hybrid / Manchester (One day per week in office)

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more

Simpson Millar are actively recruiting for an experienced Team Leader to join our EL/PL Litigation Team on a permanent basis.

Under the supervision of the Head of Department, you will drive excellence: conducting 1-2-1\’s, performance and case reviews, to ensure that all cases are managed to agreed processes, and that key performance indicators are being met and/or exceeded by all team members.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with 1 day a week in our Manchester office.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Day to day management of direct reports which includes, but not limited to, holiday and absence capacity

• Ensuring that approved ways of working and lifecycles are adopted and adhered to

• Be the Senior Solicitor for the team (where qualified)

• Direct supervision and management of team members in conjunction with Head of Department, in line with regulatory requirements and the firms organisational design principals

• Conducting regular 1-2-1s in line with the Communication Support Cycle framework

• Implementing and managing the governance framework and meeting cycle for the team

• Conducting necessary supervisor file reviews

• Conducting regular Case Clinics

• Development Leader in ensuring regulatory compliance and Lexcel accreditation

Although the Team Leader will not carry a caseload of their own, it is essential that that you have previous EL/PL Litigation experience as you will be the technical expert supporting, guiding and developing all team members to enhance their performance.

So why should joining Simpson Millar be of interest to you? At Simpson Millar, we provide flexible working and a relaxed dress code, and more importantly colleagues who are on hand to assist your development. We’ve branded ourselves as The Open Lawyers, and that’s a commitment to both our clients and our colleagues.

Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time.

There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us.

But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients.

If this sounds like you then we’d be keen to hear from you. Please send us a copy of your CV and our recruitment team will be in touch.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.

If external support is required on a vacancy, the role will be released by individual invite to specific agencies on our PSL. Any speculative candidates sent to Simpson Millar will be considered a gift and no fees will be applicable.