Personal Injury Fee Earners

Recruiter
Kingsley
Location
South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Salary
Salary dependent on experience
Posted
30 Nov 2016
Closes
19 Dec 2016
Ref
DOI12309
Job Title
Paralegal
Practice Area
Personal Injury
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

We currently have a fab opportunity for an experienced fee earner with personal injury (PI) experience to join a law firm in South Shields. This is a top chance to become part of a skilled team that focusses on RTA claims.

Along with opportunities for progression and great benefits, the successful candidate will be joining an award-winning firm that values its employees. So, if you want to become a personal injury fee earner in South Shields, don’t miss this unique opportunity.

What we are looking for:

  • Preferably solicitors or RTA case handlers with two years’ PQE
  • Experience commensurate with position
  • Able to handle large volume caseloads and deadlines

Main responsibilities:

  • Provide legal support and advice to directors  
  • Effectively and efficiently deal with individual caseloads
  • Ensure that an effective, prompt, and accurate service is provided to all clients
  • Maintain an awareness of changes in best practice, procedures, and legislation, and disseminate changes to all appropriate colleagues
  • Deal with all correspondence appropriately, and within a reasonable timescale
  • Plan your workload to best anticipate and balance priorities
  • Liaise with the accounts department regarding the payment of outstanding accounts, disbursements, bad debts, etc.
  • Undertake appropriate training and meet target CPD hours
  • Ensure any goals set by the directors are met
  • Provide legal support and advice to clients and other members of staff
  • Attend and participate realistically in all management team meetings where your presence is required
  • Provide written reports, when needed
  • Undertake non-chargeable work, including practice development for the benefit of the firm, which may be outside office hours

If you would like to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to join a leading law firm in the North East, call or email me right away. I can also discuss the role in further detail or help with your wider job search. For more personal injury fee earner jobs in South S