JDI Legal are currently working with a thriving legal 500 firm in Newcastle who are looking to add to their Personal Injury Team and specifically dealing with EL PL matters allocated to the Fast Track.
My clients operate from fantastic offices in Newcastle and are looking for a claims handler and or solicitor to join their employers’ and public liability department handling portal exited or non-portal fast track value personal injury claims. The ideal candidate MUST have experience in running an EL/PL caseload and the ability and willingness to litigate Part 7 claims, with a good working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Roles & responsibilities
The successful candidate’s duties will include (but are not limited to):
Review files and report regularly to clients, introducers, team leaders and others
Liaise with medical and other experts
Assess the merits of cases in light of denials of liability and gather evidence, both documentary and witness, to rebut any denials and pursue meritorious cases to settlement by negotiation or through litigation
Liaise and negotiate with insurers, solicitors, courts, Counsel and other agencies
Value claims for Pain Suffering and Loss of Amenity
Identify and gather evidence in support of and valuing other heads of damage, including loss of earnings, care and assistance and Smith v Manchester damages
Draft Schedules of Special Damages
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