Paralegal - Personal Injury Defendant
- Recruiter
- Tors Ltd
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Salary
- Market Rate doe
- Posted
- 19 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 16 Feb 2017
- Ref
- TOR:15888
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Personal Injury
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our law firm clients are currently recruiting for a practised legal case handler to join their Defendant Specialist Counterclaims Group based in Solihull.
Your Role
As a case handler in the Counterclaims Group you will have the responsibility of effectively managing your own caseload of defence and counterclaims civil files. Using their in-house case management system, you will use your technical legal knowledge to handle files from initial instruction through to completion.
Your law degree/LPC/CILEX (or equivalent) and previous experience of legal case handling will enable you to make informed logical decisions on the prospects of a case and aid you when deciding on quantum and liability.
To enable to you carry out this role effectively it is essential have a good understanding of Defendant and Claimant tactics along with interviewing techniques and experience of running a caseload of RTA personal injury cases. Knowledge of other Part 20 Claims is also required.
The role is full time working 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 6.00pm.