Solicitor/Paralegal for Personal Injury Department

1 / 1Job Title: 2-3 + years experienced Solicitor / Fee Earner
Reporting to: Head of Department

Department: Psychiatric Injury Department

Award winning North Leeds Firm is looking for a Solicitor/Fee Earner who has any personal injury in any area such as RTA, EL, ID or clin neg. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly driven and motivated candidate to be involved with the expansion of the Industrial Disease Team.

If you have knowledge of employment law or personal injury and would like to learn about the other than this could be the role for you.

Key Tasks

• Handling a variety of injury cases from inception to settlement, including both pre and post litigation claims.

Essential Knowledge

• Litigation experience would be of interest.
• Excellent understanding of CPR Rules and The Pre-Action Protocol
• Experience in handling a variety of personal injury or employment matters from inception to completion.
• Excellent negotiating skills.
• Experience of working to targets and KPI’s.

Desirable Knowledge

• Experience using Proclaim database is preferable.
• Working with marketing to expand the department.

Experience

• 2-3 years + experience in handling personal injury

Key Competencies

• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent client care
• Excellent communication and literacy skills.
• Excellent organizational and time- management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.

Remuneration
Competitive
Working Hours
Monday to Friday – 09:00 to 17:00

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Work from home

Work Location: In person