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Solicitor / Associate - Personal Injury

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, West Midlands, Birmingham
Salary
£35000 - £45000 per annum + Great Benefits & Bonus
Closing date
3 Dec 2018
Reference
SH47451

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Practice area
Personal injury
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Solicitor/ Associate - Personal Injury - Salary dependent on experience.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Solicitor or Associate to join a leading defendant law firm - My client is seeking a Personal Injury Solicitor or Associate to join their Defendant Insurance Team based out of their Birmingham office (NQ's will also be considered providing they have prior experience).

In this role, you will be expected to provide a high quality legal service on a full range of defendant insurance matters.

Your Key Duties:

- You will handle your own caseload of large and complex matters, alongside less-complex matters arising from RTA and EL/PL claims.
- Dealing with all forms of catastrophic injury, liability, injury and motor claims.
- Assisting the head of the team and, where necessary, other senior members to produce high quality legal services on a broad range of defendant insurance work.
- Dealing with clients and third parties in a professional manner, maintaining close and regular contact, as required.

Experience & Skills You Will Have:

- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role dealing with contentious matters (NQ's - Relevant experience gained during your training contract).
- Prior experience dealing with large and complex claims - including catastrophic injury matters with values in excess of £100,000.
- The ability to run a caseload of RTA & EL/PL claims with minimal supervision.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading law firm that prides itself on developing ambitious people to reach their potential offering long term plans for all staff.

Please contact Stephen Hunt to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy board for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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