Employers Liability Solicitor/Legal Executive

Sharston Permanent View Job Description
This role is for an Employers Liability Solicitor/Legal Executive to join our client, a well known Claimant Personal Injury Law firm based in Sharston.
  • Opportunity to join a great firm with reputation for their culture
  • Competitive salary and package

About Our Client

Our client is a prominent Claimant PI firm, they are currently ranked 80 out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies. They have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot.

Job Description

As a Employers Liability Solicitor/Legal Executive your duties will include:

  • Provide comprehensive advice on employers' liability matters and manage your own caseload of pre and post issue fast track employers liability cases
  • Manage a diverse portfolio of employers' liability cases.
  • Prepare and deliver documents and briefs.
  • Liaise with clients, understanding their needs and offering tailored solutions.
  • Keep up to date with changes in legislation and case law in the field of employers' liability.
  • Attend meetings, arbitrations and court hearings as required.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to professional ethics.
  • Contribute to the overall success of the department and the company.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Employers Liability Solicitor/Legal Executive should have:

  • Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload.
  • Genuine tenacity.
  • A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.
  • Ability to handle EL fast-track cases. Although predominately a non-portal caseload - the successful candidate must have experience of the portal.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrable willingness to take the more difficult course and to ignore the easy option, to achieve the best possible outcome for clients.

What's on Offer

  • A competitive salary and generous commission scheme
  • Standard working hours with an alternative working from home pattern after probation.
  • Holiday entitlement of 23 days a year, rising to 26 days.
  • Other benefits
Contact
Jennifer Lees
Quote job ref
JN-072024-6495315
Phone number
+44 161 829 0469

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Litigation
Sector
Business Services
Location
Sharston
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Lees
Consultant phone
+44 161 829 0469
Job reference
JN-072024-6495315