Job Description

Legal Manager - Litigation
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex
Salary: 50,000+ DOE + benefits
Hours: Monday to Friday
Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays, Free parking onsite
Are you currently supervising a team and looking for your next step in your career? Or perhaps you are a manager seeking a friendly, local employer? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
Lloyd Recruitment Services are working with a specialist law firm seeking an experienced solicitor to join as a Legal Manager for their Litigation department. You will lead a team of fee earners and paralegals, manage a varied caseload and ensure efficient department operations.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily casework and team workloads

• Lead and mentor staff, including performance reviews and leave management

• Review and update departmental processes, templates, and time recording

• Handle defended and complex landlord and tenant litigation cases

• Draft legal documents and ensure compliance with court procedures

• Liaise with clients, courts, and third parties

• Manage client complaints and reporting processes

• Attend legal updates and training

Requirements:

• Qualified Solicitor (2+ years PQE) or CILEx equivalent

• Managerial experience or readiness to move into management

• Strong knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules

• Understanding of landlord and tenant law (training provided if needed)

• Excellent communication, drafting, and organisational skills

• Confident IT user, familiar with legal systems

• Proactive, adaptable, and detail-oriented

This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor ready to take a leadership role within a specialist litigation team.
Salary: 50,000+ DOE + benefits
Extra Information:

• Refer a friend and earn up to 500 (see website for details)

• Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don't hear from us within 5 days, please assume you have not been successful

• By applying, you accept Lloyd Recruitment Services' Privacy and GDPR Policy (see website)

Lloyd Recruitment Services acts as an employment agency for this vacancy and is an equal opportunity employer.

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