Civil and Commercial Litigation Solicitor

Civil and Commercial Litigation Solicitor

My client is a well-established, reputable law firm with over 45 year's presence within the Legal sector, who is looking to recruit a Civil and Commercial Litigation Solicitor with minimum 2 years PQE.

The role is to provide direct support to the Office Managing Partner and/or Department Head.

You must be a self-motivated individual and be able to organise your own workload with minimum supervision. You should be able to cope effectively in demanding circumstances, have good time management skills and adopt a flexible approach to work. You will be able to demonstrate persistence and commitment to completing tasks and objectives and must pay attention to detail and quality of work. You will have the aptitude to demonstrate commitment to improving working practices and supporting company plans and policies with the ability to build and maintain working relationships with others and is seen as approachable. Operate effectively as part of a team, and willing to offer help to all colleagues to ensure company success.

Your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

Dealing with Civil and Commercial Litigation Matters

Deal with research, document drafting and client interviews as and when required

Dealing with consent forms as and when required

Completing specific legal forms and documents that must be filed with the Courts

To assist with current matters as well as developing own case load

To develop and maintain good client and commercial contact relationships and enhance the firm's client base by effective liaison with existing clients and Introducers

To achieve all individual financial costs targets

To maximize the firm's potential to cross - sell services by identifying appropriate opportunities

Supervise legal assistants

To use the correct procedures and systems in order to manage cases effectively and in accordance with the firm's standards and legal requirements

Salary: £30k - £35K pa plus benefits

Working hours: 9am-5pm, Mon - Fri

If you feel you have the required experience outlined above and you would like to be shortlisted for this role, please apply now and submit your full CV.

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