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Experienced Industrial Disease Fee Earner - NIHL; HAVS; mesothelioma / asbestosis - team leadership

Industrial Disease / Occupational Health Fee Earner - Bolton

Industrial Disease Fee Earner - An experienced industrial disease / occupational health fee earner is sought by this 'top tier' defendant team. They are looking to attract a candidate with proven industrial disease experience to handle a mix of work across a range of specialisms as well as supervise and lead less experienced assistant solicitors, legal executives and paralegals within the team.

Overview

• Job Title: Paralegal / Litigation Executive / Legal Executive / Solicitor
• Location: Bolton
• Salary: £40,000 - £70,000
• Reports to: Partner / Head of Department
• Work Pattern: Hybrid working
• Previous experience: Candidates must demonstrate proven industrial disease experience. There is no requirement to have experience across all areas of disease work, but candidates must demonstrate the aptitude to build their experience in new areas of disease as well as having a develop understanding of their own specialism of disease work.

A mixture of legacy work including HAVS, NIHL and asbestosis

This is complex hourly-rate work across a range of specialisms including HAVS, NIHL as well as asbestos-related work. Whilst you will have your own caseload, the other main function of this role is to provide leadership and supervision to less experienced lawyers within the team. Whilst a mix of disease experience would be ideal, the hiring managers are equally willing to consider candidates with an in-depth experience of one particular area of disease work.

Fee earning responsibilities

As an experienced lawyer within the team, you will be expected to handle all the usual tasks and responsibilities of your own case load including:

• Reviewing evidence including medical records etc
• Setting case strategy
• Conducting investigations with insured
• Instructing Counsel / Experts
• Drafting court documents
• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel

Providing crucial leadership

As part of your leadership responsibilities in the team are concerned, you will also:

• Be the first point of call for queries from assisting fee earners
• Assisting team in achieving goals and objectives
• Helping individual fee earners to meet agreed targets
• Helping to ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
• Upholding the firm's culture and value

Expect good quality work from key clients of the firm coupled with an excellent salary and benefits. This is an important role within the legacy team and also offers fantastic progression and development.

Should you wish to know more, please do not hesitate to apply.