Debt Recovery Paralegal in London

Debt Recovery Paralegal in London

London Full-Time No working from home possible
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Location: London, Hybrid (3 days a week in the office)

Purpose of role: To support the Accounts department with all matters relating

Hours: Permanent, full-time

Reviewed: August 2026

Job responsibilities:

  • Investigating relevant correspondence, engagement terms, invoices, payment
  • records and acknowledgements of liability.
  • Preparing debt recovery chronologies and reviewing the history of debtor
  • communications.
  • 1st draft of Letters Before Action.
  • Conducting legal and procedural research in support of debt recovery matters and
  • Communicating with the court, debtors and opponent legal representatives and
  • other parties.
  • Instructing and liaising with third parties, including process servers.
  • Monitoring and diarising court deadlines, directions, and hearing dates.
  • Assisting with preparation of court bundles and supporting hearing preparation.
  • Preparing documentation in support of enforcement action.
  • Maintaining accurate matter records and ensuring documents are appropriately
  • stored and organised.
  • Providing updates to fee earners as required.
  • Providing administrative and procedural support throughout the debt recovery
  • lifecycle.
  • Undertaking other ad hoc duties as required by the team.

Skills:

  • Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows
  • attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlines.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Delivers helpful internal services with a “can do” approach, shows commercial
  • awareness and represents the department/firm appropriately.
  • Shares information and ideas.
  • Reflects the firm’s culture.
  • Excellent IT skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • Completion of the LPC / SQE1 is desirable.

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Contact Details:

Stewarts Recruitment Team