Industrial Disease Solicitor

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Posted a day ago, valid for 22 days

Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 8PE

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

Full Time

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Competitive salary and benefits package
hybrid working
career progression

Are you a qualified solicitor who has current or past experience with Industrial Disease case work? This firm has the role for you. The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of military cases against the Ministry of Defence and should be able to manage these with confidence and knowledge in line with the Company’s exceptional customer service standards. The role handler will also be responsible for some industrial disease cases where required.Job ContextThe role will demand an excellent understanding of all aspects of litigation in personal injury, specifically military claims and knowledge also of industrial disease claims. The role holder must have an ability to manage a high workload whilst at the same time have a solid understanding of litigation and the Civil Procedure Rules and the regulations and legislation concerning military claims.The role holder will be responsible for taking individual responsibility for a caseload of military claims both litigated and pre-litigated alongside responsibility for industrial disease claims where appropriate. The caseload will consist of complex and/or high value military claims and some Industrial Disease claims.You will be able:

To demonstrate a solid understanding of the technical issues involved in dealing with a litigated case
To demonstrate an excellent understanding of the civil procedure rules
To have an excellent working knowledge of Military Claims, Noise Induced Hearing Loss and/or Short Tail Industrial Disease and Long Tail Industrial Disease and relevant case law
To demonstrate the ability to take on individual responsibility within the context of a team environment

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualified Solicitor status with 5 year’s PQE
Experience of dealing with complex claims against the Ministry of Defence, fast track/multi-track litigated Industrial Disease cases
Excellent working knowledge of the CPR
Excellent drafting capabilities of court documents
Excellent advocacy skills
A working knowledge of PROCLAIM or equivalent

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