Job Description

We’re looking for a Litigation Paralegal

We’re looking for a Paralegal with experience in debt recovery to join our in-house Litigation team. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our team of experienced team of Paralegals and Litigation Team Lead where you’ll have a direct hand in shaping case strategies and driving successful outcomes.

About us

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities – making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. 

We’ve already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We’ll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service.

Our culture 

We’re expanding fast across our offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. With all this growth, we’re looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses. 

The role

As a Litigation Paralegal, your role will be to:

• Independently manage and monitor the active litigation and enforcement action taken against a portfolio of users, which may include cases handled by third party debt collectors and solicitors

• Investigate cases and help decide case recovery strategies to maximise repayment. 

• Cooperate with wider Litigation and Collections team to investigate more complex cases and occasionally advise on the appropriate escalation

• Raise and manage in-house money claims using MCOL or through the CNBC

• Complete Court applications to enforce County Court Judgments including charging orders, oral examinations and High Court Enforcement.

• Prepare winding up petitions and statutory demands

• Manage defended cases and prepare directions questionnaires, witness statements and other evidence required for hearings and trials

• Occasionally attend court to swear affidavits

We look for people who are smart, humble, motivated and who are always looking to improve.

Ideally you’ll have:

• At least 1 year debt recovery or legal support experience in the commercial / business sector

• Proven experience of raising and managing money claims

• Experience in business and personal insolvency issues would be hugely beneficial

• Empathy, forbearance and professionalism

• Strong communication skills, confidence and diligence

• Conscientious and thorough, with strong attention to detail

• The ability to deal with a variety of challenges, innovate and think on your feet

Work-life balance is incredibly important at iwoca and we offer flexible working so you can make better use of your free time. This is a hybrid role where you’ll go into the office twice a week with the team, with the option to work from home for the rest of the week.

We want to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn’t an optional add-on; it’s the core ingredient of what makes us great. We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in.

Our benefits

We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work:

• Offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. 

• Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football… 

• Two company retreats a year, we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain and further afield

• Plenty of drinks and snacks in our offices.

We offer a wide range of benefits:

• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership

• 25 days’ holiday, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days of annual leave 

• Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill

• Share options

• Generous maternity and paternity leave

• A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money

• Paid volunteering day to support your chosen charity

• Extra leave if you want to travel or study

• One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Electric car scheme

And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer:

• An L&D budget for everyone,  including a book budget

• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers

• Access to learning platforms like Treehouse if you want to learn to code