We have a fantastic opportunity for an Industrial Disease Litigator to join a Top 200 law firm with offices in Manchester, proudly providing award-winning legal services to clients nationwide.
The role will demand an excellent understanding of all aspects of litigation in personal injury, specifically military claims, and knowledge of industrial disease claims. The role holder must have the ability to manage a high workload while maintaining a solid understanding of litigation and the Civil Procedure Rules, as well as the regulations and legislation concerning military claims.
The role holder will be responsible for taking individual responsibility for a caseload of military claims, both litigated and pre-litigated, alongside responsibility for industrial disease claims where appropriate. The caseload will consist of complex and/or high-value military claims and some industrial disease claims.
The role holder will be responsible for a caseload of military cases against the Ministry of Defence and should be able to manage these with confidence and knowledge in line with the Company's exceptional customer service standards. The role holder will also be responsible for some industrial disease cases where required.
To be successful, the candidate needs to demonstrate a solid understanding of the technical issues involved in dealing with a litigated case, an excellent understanding of the civil procedure rules, and a strong working knowledge of military claims, Noise Induced Hearing Loss, and/or Short Tail and Long Tail Industrial Disease, along with relevant case law.
You will be a Solicitor/Legal Executive/Fee Earner with experience of dealing with complex and high-value claims against the Ministry of Defence, fast track/multi-track litigated cases, including Short Tail and Long Tail diseases and other industrial disease cases.
Salary up to £55k dependent on level, and will be 3 days office-based per week.
BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.
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