Recoveries RTA Paralegal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £15000 - £20000 per annum
- Posted
- 28 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 25 Nov 2019
- Ref
- TS/893599
- Contact
- Tony Seymour
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Recoveries Paralegal / Litigation Executive - Manchester - £16,000 - £18,000
RECOVERIES PARALEGAL / LITIGATION EXECUTIVE - MANCHESTER
Recoveries Paralegal Manchester - This is a role offering excellent career progression and training as well as the chance to progress into other departments within the firm. Fee earners within the team learn to handle all aspects of a litigated file and gain highly useful transferable skills, which stand them in good stead throughout the rest of their career. Any experience of RTA work or working within a law firm would be useful.
KEY DETAILS
- Job Title: Paralegal / Litigation Executive
- Location: Manchester
- Salary:£16,000 - £18,000
- Reports to: Team Leader
- Previous experience: Previous experience in an RTA or recoveries role. These are junior roles and offer excellent training. They are designed to give candidates a good start in their legal career with the expectation that candidates will then progress through the firm.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD YOUR OWN CASELOAD
This is a busy and well-structured team where fee earners are encouraged to develop their own caseloads as soon as they feel comfortable to do so. The department also invests heavily in on-going training and career development. Successful candidates will develop their skills including:
- Drafting court documents;
- Negotiation, where necessary; and
- Overall case management.
This is a department which sees many fee earners progress into other teams within the firm and offers a fantastic route through in terms of development. The firm also makes a point to offering training contracts internally and the recoveries team is a fantastic entry point for aspiring lawyers.
THE ROLE IN CONTEXT
The sheer size and volume of insurance claims in an ever-growing market has meant motor recoveries has become increasingly important. As a result, our client has developed a key specialism in this area and is looking to expand its national team with a number of new recruits in its Manchester office.
Should you be interested or wish to find out more, please apply in confidence.