Claimant Personal Injury Solicitor/Legal Executive:Birkenhead
- Recruiter
- Lipson Lloyd-Jones North
- Location
- England, Merseyside, Birkenhead
- Salary
- £30000 - £45000 per annum
- Posted
- 22 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 12 Feb 2017
- Ref
- 63783
- Contact
- Emma Chisholm
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Personal Injury, Personal Injury / Medical Negligence
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Solicitor/Fee Earner - Orthopaedic Injuries
Department: Multi Track/ Technical
Reports to: Multi Track Team Manager.
Excellent opportunity in this growing multi office regional firm
Purpose of the Job:
- Deal with all aspects of litigated and non - litigated personal injury claims mainly of an Orthopaedic and/or technical nature.
- Deal with claims whether soft tissue or Orthopaedic in nature, whether they be portal, fastrack or multi track but with the intention of maximising damages for the client, by considering and pursuing all relevant heads of loss.
- Have a good working knowledge of the CPR and/or and other relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing claims in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR
- Have a good understanding of experience in handling RTA claims
- Be able to obtain relevant and necessary evidence (medical or otherwise), liaising with medical experts as necessary
- Instruct Counsel, to attend conferences, hearings and CMC's, JSMs etc, when necessary
- Undertake telephone advocacy when appropriate e.g. allocation hearings and CMCs.
- Take a pragmatic commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks
- Ensure any appropriate instructions are obtained from any relevant lay and/or insurance clients
- Ensure any appropriate instructions are obtained from clients
- Prioritise urgent schedule entries and dealing with remainder of daily tasks on To Do list
- Prioritise Court directions ensuring all directions are complied with in a timely manner
- Achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to WIP, fee income, settlements, closures and issuing
Principal Responsibilities
Client and Referrer care
Communication
Personal development
Personal Specification
Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required:
Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.