Job Description
Lead Lawyer – Litigation Solicitor, Belfast, Up to £65k plus excellent benefits package. Our client is a large National law firm based in Belfast. They are the leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector.
They currently have a senior Litigation role available. This role is an opportunity to develop a technical leadership role, leading a small client-focused team of lawyers.
You will handle a caseload of predominantly High Court cases, have direct responsibility for a small team of handlers and assistants, and be responsible for the technical quality of the work produced by your team, undertaking any supervision and peer reviews required.
You will be required to oversee and lead the firms Fraud Team. You will be responsible for growing the team’s capabilities, building and maintaining strong relationships with both established and new clients, and driving business development efforts to ensure the continued success and expansion of the Fraud Team.
Aside from technical excellence and attracting work, a key part of the role is the leadership, motivation, engagement and technical development of those team members. The role also includes the need to interface with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients and responsibility for enhancing and developing Keoghs profile as well as your own as you work towards att...