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: ruby@douglas-scott.co.uk
Telephone: 0161 233 6360
Mobile:07451 271 284 #J-18808-Ljbffr