Skip to main content

This job has expired

Casualty Solicitor

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Leicestershire, Leicester
Salary
£32000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
24 Sep 2019
Reference
EF54764

View more

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

Casualty Solicitor

Personal Injury - EL/PL

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Leicester

£32,000 - £40,000

A top 100 defendant firm based in the heart of Leicester require a Solicitor to join their Casualty team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

The casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public and employers' liability claims, particularly workplace, public sector and claims against the emergency services.

The successful Casualty Solicitor will effectively manage a litigated caseload of claims from local authority and insurance clients and to provide support to the national team in the form of assisting in the preparation of witness statements, preparing witnesses for trial, attending conferences with counsel and attending trial.

Main Duties:

- Specialise in acting on behalf of various local authorities, claims handlers and insurers, protecting their interests
- Manage a caseload of litigated claims
- Assist the team manager and other team members with their cases, client development, client training, networking and potentially public speaking where required
- Liaise with various parties such as other solicitors, insurers, experts, counsel and clients
- Control Case Manager diary and action lists
- Attend at court hearings as appropriate
- Draft various documents such as letters and reports
- Perform billing duties, ensuring bills are paid in a timely manner

Experience Required:
- Experience of defending litigated claims, preferably claims against public authorities
- Willingness to present cases in the county court
- Excellent knowledge of the CPR and litigation

Apply now for immediate consideration!

emily.flewitt@douglas-scott.co.uk

Please contact Emily Flewitt, Legal Recruitment Consultant, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott are a legal recruitment expert and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more legal positions.

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

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert