A growing firm are seeking a Credit Hire Fee Earner to join their specialist department in Newcastle This Legal 500 firm are wanting to speak with experienced credit hire fee earners to deal with a fast-track credit hire litigation claims. The team focus on obtaining compensation for clients suffering from a result of personal injury, clinical negligence, and credit hire of house disrepair. You will be working on a full caseload and liaising with counsel, courts, experts, and witnesses. Other duties include: Checking and recording/dairying important dates (e.g. limitation, striking out, setting down, application for judgment, directions, assessment of damages, trial) Checking and reviewing initial information. Identifying and processing files to be rejected. Preparing files for issue of court proceedings. Preparing files for CMC's, assessment of damages hearings and trial. Preparing/presenting files for costing. Notifying accounts of disbursements incurred/to be recovered. Update on analysis of credit hire issues relating to need, period, rate, enforceability etc. including consideration and analysis of basic hire rates reports. To be considered, you will have a minimum of 1 year litigation and credit hire experience. A strong understanding of core liability including causation, consent and quantum issues, and experience of drafting simple schedules of loss. If you are interested in this Credit Hire Fee Earner role in Newcastle, then please get in touch with Chloe Murphy on 0113 467 9783 to find out more information or if you've a CV to hand please submit this for review.