Defendant Personal Injury Solicictor

Warning: This vacancy expired on 17th Nov 2008.

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Job Description

We have a new vacancy in our expanding Insurance team for a Filex qualified or Solicitor of up to 3 years PQE (or equivalent), This exciting new opportunity will be working in the Catastrophic Injury Team dealing solely with defendant cases. Experience in Catastrophic Injury is not necessary but you must have a personal Injury background to apply.

Responsibilities

* Provide quality advice to clients within a specific area of law.
* Run own files beginning to end, with supervision from a more senior fee earner if necessary files to be Lexcel compliant.
* Undertake discussion and negotiation with clients and other parties as required to agree key issues in connection with client matters.
* Draft documents for clients in connection with particular matters, and/or from team precedents.
* Represent clients in Court, Tribunal or other forums as required.
* Carry out investigations/searches of documents.
* Participate in marketing activities as requested, including attending seminars, client training or events, writing articles for publication, etc.
* Develop own network of clients and contacts and build relationships internally and externally.
* Contribute to tenders for new work in conjunction with other fee earners and BD team.
* Provide fee estimates for jobs (eg fixed fee work), or provide input into fee estimates being prepared by more senior fee earners.
* Ensure accurate time recording
* Ensure that bills are raised promptly and in accordance with fee estimates and arrangements agreed with the client.
* Raise documentation to time and quality standards.
* Guide or supervise work done by support staff.
* Provide input into performance appraisals for secretaries or trainee solicitors in the team as appropriate.
* Actively monitor and review own development needs to ensure that professional skills are developed, up to date and comply with Solicitors Regulation Authority CPD requirements.
* Propose improvements to work methods. Raises ideas for new approaches/procedures/research.

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