Fee Earner - Personal Injury - Newcastle
- Employer
- Clayton Legal
- Location
- England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 2 Feb 2019
- Reference
- CMS030338'2002
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- Practice area
- Personal injury
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
- Position
- Legal executive, Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
My Client is a Legal 500 recognised legal practice and are a specialist Personal Injury Law Firm, Due to expansion and the opening of a new office they are looking to appoint a Fee Earner within the Personal Injury to join their Newcastle office.
The role
To manage a caseload of litigated and non litigated personal injury claims involving allegations of Fraud and/or Low Velocity Impact (LVI)
Purpose of the Job:
- Progressing claims in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR.
- Prioritising urgent schedule entries and dealing with remainder of daily tasks on To Do list.
- Instructing Counsel, to attend conferences, hearings and CMCs
- Have relevant experience of having handled claims involving allegations of Fraud/LVI.
- To have a good working knowledge relevant case law and/or legislation.
- Ensuring clients are kept informed and up to date on a regular basis throughout the life of the claim
The Candidate
You will be at least 1 year PQE and will be experienced of managing your own caseload. You will have a proven track record of running a successful fast track caseload within a personal injury environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a firm who are committed to providing the best service through the best staff; including ongoing training and a wide-range of loyalty benefits, incentives, team building opportunities, and performance based reward schemes.
If this is a role that sounds of interest to you, please send your CV across to Simon at Clayton Legal on the link provided or alternatively call Clayton Legal to enquire about other opportunities. Please ensure before applying you have the prerequisite experience outlined above.
Company
With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.
What we specialise in
We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.
We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:
- Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
- Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
- Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
- Family
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Banking
- Cost Lawyers
- Practice Management/Legal Cashiers
Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-
- The North West
- Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
- The West and East Midlands
- London and the Home Counties
- The South West
Why Clayton Legal?
- We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
- We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
- We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
- We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
- Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
- We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.
We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.
So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk
- Website
- https://www.clayton-legal.co.uk/
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