Assistant Solicitor - Associate

Responsibilities

• Working with senior members of the team to manage a caseload of complex injury claims consisting of claims valued anywhere between £50 thousand and in excess of £1 million.
• Communicating with insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
• Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
• Using your existing knowledge of complex and catastrophic injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
• Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
• Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with senior lawyers and handlers.
• Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the senior lawyer and taking action as agreed.
• Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.
• Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.
• Drafting pleadings and applications.
• Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.
• Making full use of the firm’s Case Management System in progressing files from receipt to closure.
• Attending court in person or remotely from time to time, attending trials, settlement conferences etc as required.
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Key Responsibilities

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from the receipt of papers from the Insurer to claims resolution dealing with aspects of liability and quantum. The role will include:

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

As well as all the key ingredients that make you a successful lawyer we are essentially looking for:

Qualified solicitor or legal executive – NQ+

• Proven experience in a Personal Injury role having handled multitrack work as a minimum
• Experience of litigation, indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is preferred
• Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required
• Good telephone advocacy skills
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills

Excellent client care skills

• Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
• Excellent research skills
• A strong knowledge of relevant insurance principles

Job Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership

Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide

Discounts at local retail outlets after successfully completing probation