Manchester
\n About the Company \n \n My client is an alternative lender that is building its presence in the UK. The business provides flexible working-capital solutions to SMEs, with a particular focus on unsecured business lending. \n \n About the Role \n \n As part of the development of its UK operation, my client is looking for a commercially minded Part-Time Paralegal with experience in business lending. This will be a varied, hands-on position supporting lending documentation, legal administration, recoveries and, ideally, collections and credit control. The role would suit someone seeking consistent part-time work, ideally for approximately two to three hours per day, five days per week. \n \n Responsibilities \n \n\n • Lending Documentation and Legal Support\n, • Prepare, review and administer business-loan agreements and associated documentation\n, • Assist with personal guarantees, security documents, settlement agreements and variations\n, • Check that lending documentation has been correctly completed and executed\n, • Maintain accurate records of agreements, guarantees, notices and supporting documents\n, • Support amendments, extensions, restructures and refinancing arrangements\n, • Coordinate with borrowers, brokers, solicitors and other external parties when required\n, • Identify missing information, documentation issues and matters requiring escalation\n, • Support the wider team with general legal research and administrative tasks relating to business lending\n, • Collections and Credit Control\n, • Monitor overdue accounts and maintain accurate records of arrears\n, • Contact business borrowers regarding missed or late payments\n, • Conduct collections conversations in a professional, constructive and commercially sensible manner\n, • Agree and document payment arrangements within the authority and policies set by the business\n, • Issue appropriate arrears correspondence, demands and notices\n, • Maintain regular follow-up activity and clear case notes\n, • Assist with settlement negotiations, repayment plans and account restructures\n, • Escalate higher-risk or disputed matters to senior management or external solicitors\n, • Support the recovery of outstanding balances, including preparation of case files for legal action\n, • Provide regular updates on arrears, collections activity and expected recoveries\n, • Processes and Governance\n, • Help develop practical UK processes for loan documentation, arrears management and recoveries\n, • Maintain clear, accurate and audit-ready records\n, • Ensure activity is conducted consistently with internal policies and applicable UK requirements\n, • Identify recurring documentation or collections issues and recommend improvements\n, • Work closely with underwriting, operations, finance and senior management\n\n \n Qualifications \n \n\n • Previous experience as a paralegal, legal assistant or legal executive\n, • Practical experience within business lending, commercial finance or SME finance\n, • Good understanding of business-loan agreements and the lending lifecycle\n, • Experience preparing, reviewing or administering lending and security documentation\n, • Strong written communication and attention to detail\n, • Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities within limited daily hours\n\n \n Required Skills \n \n\n • Hands-on experience in commercial collections, credit control, recoveries or arrears management is desirable\n, • Experience dealing directly with SME borrowers in financial difficulty\n, • Familiarity with personal guarantees, corporate security and enforcement processes\n, • Experience working for an alternative lender, fintech, specialist finance provider, bank or lending-focused law firm\n, • Experience coordinating matters with external solicitors and preparing files for legal recovery\n, • An understanding of UK legal and regulatory considerations relevant to commercial lending and collections\n\n \n Preferred Skills \n \n\n • Commercially minded and able to balance recovery objectives with sensible borrower outcomes\n, • Confident having professional but firm conversations about overdue payments\n, • Highly organised, accurate and dependable\n, • Comfortable working autonomously within a developing UK operation\n, • Proactive and willing to take ownership rather than wait for instructions\n, • Able to communicate legal and documentation matters clearly to non-legal colleagues\n, • Discreet and trusted when handling confidential financial information\n\n \n Pay range and compensation package \n \n \n Competitive part-time salary or hourly rate, depending on experience. Final structure and working arrangement to be agreed with the successful candidate. \n