Newly Qualified Personal Injury Solicitor

Key Duties:

Managing a caseload of personal injury claims from cradle to grave

· Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients

· Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements

· Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court when necessary

· Working in a target driven, fast paced environment

· Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the successful outcome of cases.

· Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations

Person Specification

· At least six months experience within the Personal Injury sector.

· Exceptional client care and quality control skills.

· Experience with initial client inception (including risk assessments, setting up the file and relevant paperwork).

· Previous exposure to providing client advice.

· The ability to handle a caseload with supervision.

· Previous exposure to providing client advice, instructing experts, analysing reports and valuations advantageous.

· Ideally you will have drafted particulars for service, prepared quantum evidence, schedules of loss, instructed counsel, drafted witness statement and replies.

· Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload.

· A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

· Knowledge of the civil procedure rules, precedent, trends in litigation, and an ability and willingness to utilise the same to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

· Demonstrable experience of dealing with litigated files from inception, through applications and challenges, to trial / disposal hearing.

· Knowledge of Proclaim case management system.