Serious Injury Solicitor

Key Duties:

• To support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the department, and to provide assistance to colleagues within the team as required, same to be suitably reciprocated
• Assess liability and quantum to include reviewing medical reports and researching and obtaining relevant case law.
• To maximise personal billings to achieve appropriate billing performance targets meeting with the income budget/and or forecast for the department
• Managing a caseload as required to achieve both the above whilst providing excellent client care
• Regular communication and face to face meetings with clients, ensuring that an excellent level of client service is achieved
• Instructions and meetings with a multi-disciplinary team of experts for example, medical experts, case managers, care experts, architects, forensic accountants, counsel.
• Analysis of evidence and research of legal issues on liability, causation and quantum.
• Drafting documents including statements, pleadings and schedules of loss.
• Securing early interim payments and appropriate rehabilitation.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Ensuring that write-offs and issues with suppliers are kept to an absolute minimum.
• Using the proclaim system in accordance with the firm’s policy and assisting more junior staff in the proficient use of the system as required
• Outstanding Fee Earning skills and technical ability in RTA / ELPL /Clinical Negligence