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Consumer Contract Litigator

Hybrid in Bristol·Full-time·Added 11 days ago (last checked 1 Oct)

Aviva

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Overview

Job details

  • £40,000 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About £2,690 a month after tax.

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near Bristol for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 29 days holiday + bank holidays

    Paid annual leave, per the ad.

  • Cycle to work scheme

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Solicitor or Legal Executive, or have experience at an equivalent level.
  • Experience of contract litigation, including managing Small Claims matters. Fast Track litigation experience is desirable.
  • Ability to work well under pressure with high attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and peers.
  • Experience of collaborating within a high performing team.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Consumer Contract Litigator - Salary circa £40,000

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

  • Salary circa £40,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  • Bonus opportunity: 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
  • 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
  • Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
  • Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
  • Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

The role

This is a great job for someone who has experience in contract litigation and enjoys helping clients navigate legal disputes. This role would suit a Solicitor, Legal Executive, or equivalent legal professional who is confident managing a caseload, providing practical legal advice, and delivering positive customer outcomes. Experience of handling consumer contract disputes and small claims litigation would be valuable.

What you'll do

As a Consumer Contract Litigator, you'll join our Contracts team, managing a varied caseload of consumer contract claims funded through legal expenses insurance. You'll provide clear, practical legal advice, guide clients through the claims process, and proactively progress cases to resolution while ensuring fair customer outcomes. You'll also play a key role in recovering costs, maintaining accurate case records, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives that enhance both the customer experience and the performance of the department.

How you'll work

Location: Bristol or Leeds - 50% hybrid

Hiring process

4 steps2 interviewsa task to do
  1. We'll contact you

    With a recruiter

    Once you've applied, or Aviva has found you on LinkedIn, a recruiter gets in touch to discuss your application and the specific opportunity in more detail.

  2. We'll send a test

    If you're successful at the first stage, you're invited to the next stage of the process, which could be an online test or interview. If you're unsuccessful, you're told.

  3. You'll come to interview

    Aviva agrees an interview date and time. The interview may be a one-to-one meeting or a group assessment; there may be more than one stage to this part of the process.

  4. We'll make an offer

  5. You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days

  6. You can stay in touch

    With Candidate Care team

    Once PES checks pass, candidates receive a 'confirmation of start date' email and can ask the Candidate Care team questions before their first day.

  • Aviva interviews every disabled applicant who has the essential skills and experience for the job; tell the recruitment team about a disclosed disability after applying.
  • There may be more than one stage to the interview part of the process; candidates are told in advance.

About Aviva

Industry
Insurance and financial services
Website
aviva.com

In their own words

About the company & team

We support you to shine DLG Legal Services is a legal services business, wholly owned by Aviva plc but operating independently as a law firm that is fully regulated by the Solicitor Regulation Authority. Joining us means combining the expertise of a specialist law firm with the support and opportunities that come from being part of Aviva.

Additional information

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please send an email to beatrix.rozsa@aviva.com.

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