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Civil Litigation Lawyer

Employer
Grist Legal Recruitment
Location
Cardiff
Salary
£30k - 43k per year
Closing date
24 Jul 2019
Reference
JO0000018771

Job Details

Civil Litigation Lawyer - A Civil Litigation Lawyer is required by a Cardiff law firm. The Civil Litigation Lawyer may be a
qualified solicitor or CILEx qualified lawyer with previous litigation background is required to join a busy Civil Litigation team.  The majority of files are backed by Legal Expenses insurance but the successful Civil Litigation Lawyer will deal with a number of commercial and private instructions where they act for Claimants and Defendants. Providing excellent client care is at the fore. The role requires analysis of complex legal issues. The Civil Litigation team deal with matters across each court track. The successful applicant will have their own caseload.  The role provides an opportunity to become a specialist in a civil litigation field.
Duties/Responsibilities:
1. Providing specialist advice to clients
2. To manage a caseload of fast and multi track litigation files
3. Dealing with clients on the phone and (where necessary) face to face
4. Using our case management system to progress the files
5. Billing and invoicing
Skills/Competencies required:
1. Strong organisational skills;
2. Pragmatic approach to solving problems and attention to detail;
3. Client focused approach;
4. Excellent communication skills;
5. Ability and knowledge of working with a case management system;
6. IT literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including
Excel).
7. Be able to work as part of a team
8. Ensuring SLA’s are met
Experience required:
Essential:
1. Civil litigation experience is essential including civil procedure knowledge
2. Excellent legal knowledge.
3. Able to demonstrate can deal with difficult client issues and cases.
4. Used to working to tight deadlines
Education required:
1. Candidates will need to be a fully qualified Solicitor, Barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or equivalent experience.
Salary to £43,000

Company

Grist Legal Recruitment was established in 2002. Our legal recruitment consultancy specialises in the placement of Partners, Solicitors, Legal Executives, Paralegals, Secretaries and support staff.This focus on legal recruitment, together with a comprehensive offering in the selection, recruitment and development processes enables us to provide a high-quality service to client and candidate alike

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
023 8086 6066
Location
Enterprise House
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3XB
GB

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