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Litigation Solicitor

Reed
Posted 8 days ago, valid for a day
Location

Belfast, County Antrim BT11 8HW

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • A leading law firm in Belfast is seeking an experienced Solicitor (Motor) for a Full-Time, Permanent position with a 35-hour work week.
  • The role involves handling various motor injury, credit hire, and damage cases within a busy motor team.
  • Candidates should have 0-2 years of PQE and litigation experience, along with strong communication skills and the ability to manage their own workload.
  • Salary for the position is negotiable based on experience, and a keen interest in motor work is essential.
  • Desirable experience includes handling motor litigation claims, but it is not mandatory.

Based in Belfast, a leading and reputable law firm are currently seeking an experienced Solicitor (Motor) to join their well-established team.

This is a Full-Time, Permanent position.

Working hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary negotiable (dependent on experience).

Job Role:

You will be responsible for working within the motor team, handling all types of motor injury, credit hire and damage cases.

Essential Criteria:

  • 0–2-year PQE Solicitor interested in developing a role within a busy motor team.
  • Litigation experience.
  • A keen interest and enthusiasm for motor work and the demands of clients.
  • Able to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues with a concern for quality of service.
  • Ability to strictly comply with client requirements and SLA’s.
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal – with the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise your own workload.
  • Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Experience in handling or assisting in motor litigation claims is desirable but not essential.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Running and assisting with a varied case load of pre-litigation and litigated work with the appropriate levels of supervision. These will include cases where liability is disputed and will also include attending Court / Counsel.
  • Hit, maintain and apply a consistent approach to all individual targets of financial performance, realisation rates, settlement rate and average claim spend.
  • Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. attending marketing events and client training.
  • Assume responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on own caseload, including accuracy and timeliness of management reporting and information.
  • Maintain an awareness of firm's procedures and strategies.
  • Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications.
  • Handling confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.