Location: Liverpool or Birkenhead Job Role: Providing legal advice to clients on matters involving property disputes and consumer contract disputes. Key Duties: Advising clients on matters such as merits, prospects of success and proportionality, and carrying out an initial prospects assessment for each. Interpreting the terms of a Home LEI policies and ensuring matters fall within scope of policy and advising clients appropriately. Providing verbal and written advice to clients on matters of a consumer/contract law, property disputes ( in so far as they are covered by the LEI policy ). Once a claim is accepted thereafter handling a caseload of generally pre litigated matters, collating evidence, expert reports, and details of losses sustained. Liaising with potential Defendants and bringing those cases to a conclusion. Escalating more complex or litigated cases to a more specialist handler as and when necessary. Providing general support and technical/legal support to the Home/LEI team on litigated and non-litigated matters as and when required. Instructing Counsel if and when necessary. Deal with claims ensuring a client focused service is provided. Progress claims in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR, and SLAs in place. Take a pragmatic commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks. Experience/Knowledge: Solicitor, Member/Fellow of CILEx with experience in property and /or consumer/contract law. Have a good working knowledge of general legal matters and any relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing claims/disputes in a timely manner; Commercially minded, and able to see opportunities to optimise commercial relationships and opportunities and also outcomes on cases, both for the client and the firm. Excellent IT skills with a sound working knowledge of Visual Files or a similar case management system and essential MS Office knowledge. Working knowledge of other PC software and interpretation of management information reports. Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a calm and methodical approach to work, and a flexible and adaptable attitude to resolving issues. Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays Hybrid working Holiday buy and sell Matched Giving – up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary) Pension scheme Training and development opportunities