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Newly Qualified Personal Injury Solicitor

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Posted a month ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

£25,000 - £35,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Generous and competitive salary
  • Home working after probation
  • Career progression path
  • At least six months experience within the Personal Injury sector required
  • Newly qualified rate is £33,000 rising to £36,000 after 6 months
  • Generous and competitive salary
  • home working after probation
  • career progression path
The hiring firm are currently looking for a newly qualified solicitor to join their Personal Injury department on the OL/PL team. You will be handling a diverse caseload to include some pre and post litigation claims from cradle to grave. Tenacity, ability, and enthusiasm are more important than qualification.We have high quality non-CMC sources for all our work, ensuring that our lawyers only deal with genuine cases.For candidates we offer strong supervision channels, excellent training including away days, chance to join a highly ambitious and growing firm.We offer a generous commission structure, where all our lawyer, get a percentage of every case they win. With no hurdles, and no caps, you are rewarded for the success of every case you bring to completion.Personal Specification:  
  • At least six 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.
Newly qualified rate is £33,000 rising to £36,000 after 6 months. We can be flexible for candidates with pre-qualification experience. 3/2 alternative working from home pattern staff after probation.If you believe your experience or skill set would be a good match for this role please don't hesitate to apply! You can get in contact with me directly via: Email: Telephone:  Mobile:  

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