- At least 6 months experience within the Personal Injury sector
- Exceptional client care and quality control skills
- Experience with initial client inception (including risk assessments, setting up the file and relevant paperwork)
- Previous exposure to providing client advice
- The ability to handle a caseload with supervision
- Previous exposure to providing client advice, instructing experts, analysing reports and valuations advantageous
- Ideally you will have drafted particulars for service, prepared quantum evidence, schedules of loss, instructed counsel, drafted witness statement and replies
- Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload
- A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients
- Knowledge of the civil procedure rules, precedent, trends in litigation, and an ability and willingness to utilise the same to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with litigated files from inception, through applications and challenges, to trial / disposal hearing
- Knowledge of Proclaim case management system.
- Managing a caseload of Personal Injury claims from cradle to grave
- Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients
- Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements
- Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court when necessary
- Working in a target driven, fast paced environment
- Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the successful outcome of cases
- Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations.
- Newly qualified rate is £36,000. Along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears. We can be flexible for candidates with pre-qualification experience
- Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.