This is an opportunity to join an established Personal Injury department, managing a varied caseload across a range of claimant and defendant matters. The role would suit a solicitor who is organised, self sufficient and confident managing their own caseload.
The Role
• Managing a varied personal injury caseload.
• Handling accidents at work, excluding most industrial disease matters.
• Handling public liability claims including trips and slips.
• Handling road traffic accident claims, excluding generally whiplash matters.
• Handling clinical negligence claims, excluding cases against therapists and mental health practitioners where there is no physical injury.
• Handling defendant personal injury matters, including uninsured defendant cases.
• Managing matters efficiently and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Working closely with colleagues across the firm's offices.
• Maintaining accurate case records and progressing matters in accordance with relevant deadlines and procedures.
The Candidate
• Be a qualified Solicitor with at least 3 years' PQE.
• Have demonstrable experience in Personal Injury.
• Have experience handling a broad range of personal injury claims.
• Be confident managing a caseload independently.
• Be self sufficient, organised and able to work effectively across a branch based structure.
• Be computer literate and confident using relevant legal technology.
• Have experience using claim management software.
• Have experience using the Claims Portal, Court Portal and High Court Portal.
• Have excellent communication and client care skills.
Benefits
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas week closure.
• Holiday purchase scheme allowing up to 3 additional days per year.
• Bonus holiday scheme offering up to 12 additional days' leave per year based on monthly income targets.
• Annual bonus linked to achievement of fee income targets.
• Hybrid working following successful completion of a 3 month probation period.
• Online training courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Monthly staff events with prizes.
• Medicash scheme and Employee Assistance Programme following successful completion of a 3 month probation period.
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful
Salary description
£40000.00 - £55000.00 per year