PI Lawyer

PI Lawyer- A Leeds claimant personal injury team require a PI lawyer who may be a Legal Executive, Solicitor, experienced fee earner or very experienced paralegal to run a caseload of claimant personal injury cases within the Fast Track Team. The caseload will include fast-track and portal cases, with a variety in terms of value. The caseload will be a mixture of litigated and non-litigated cases, with the role being suited to an experienced personal injury lawyer.

Duties include:
•Managing a caseload of personal injury cases, including litigated and non-litigated matters
•Providing case planning assistance to others within the Group in addition to completing supervisor reviews
•Providing training and guidance to less experienced case handlers when the need arises
•Answering technical queries
•Ensuring all SLAs and KPIs are adhered to
•Achieving monthly targets
•Completing email and post supervision for your team

The successful candidate will have:
•an excellent knowledge and understanding of handling claimant personal injury cases
•sound knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules and experience of running personal injury litigated cases through to trial is essential
•an excellent knowledge and understanding of handling claimant personal injury cases
•sound knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules and experience of running personal injury litigated cases through to trial is essential
•experience of collating evidence relating to self-employed clients, calculating their losses and presenting the claims to insurers/solicitors
•experience of handling clients who have pre-existing conditions
•experience of dealing with and managing demanding clients
•demonstrating active listening skills and communicating complex issues in an understandable and accessible manner
•understanding how to exceed client expectations and seeking to do so
•developing a trusting advisor relationship with clients and being able to constructively challenge them to achieve best results
•understanding the company’s strategy and how it related to your own personal objectives and that of your group
•develop best practice in your field, acting as a leading source of knowledge to others, offering guidance and training.
•maintaining high standards of compliance with practices and regulations, anticipating risks to work and addressing them
•excellent organisational and written and verbal communication skills
•the ability to work to tight deadlines and meet targets
•ability to use own initiative and work to strict deadlines
Salary to £32,000