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- Current practising certificate
- Higher Rights of Audience (if applicable)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules
- Demonstrable advocacy experience
- Resilience and able to think and perform under pressure to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible approach
- Able to act upon own initiative as well as taking direction from management where appropriate
- Able to work independently where necessary but also as part of a team
- Strong understanding of confidentiality – tact and discretion are absolutely essential
- Good IT skills including all Microsoft Office and knowledge of Case Management Systems
- Experience in personal injury litigation
- Knowledge of Proclaim Case Management System
- Own car preferred (although travel expenses will be paid).
- To undertake advocacy requirements
- To undertake drafting tasks as required, such as advices (formal and informal), pleadings and skeleton arguments
- To keep up to date with procedural changes, case law and developments in legislation
- To assist less experienced advocates with their advocacy and drafting work
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality advocacy service
- Extensive travel across England and Wales that might require overnight stays.
- Salary dependent on experience
- Flexible working hours
- 25 days holiday a year, rising to 28 days, plus public/bank holidays
- Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced Maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year’s tenure, further enhanced at over 4 years’ service
- Death in service
- 24/7 onsite Gym access
- Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget
- Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity and Inclusion
- Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual (optional) flu jab.
