Solicitor Advocate / Barrister
- Location
- England, Merseyside, Liverpool
- Salary
- £30000 - £38500 per annum
- Posted
- 12 Sep 2022
- Closes
- 10 Oct 2022
- Ref
- TS/893672
- Contact
- Tony Seymour
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Insurance, Personal Injury, Professional Indemnity
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Solicitor / Solicitor Advocate / Barrister - Insurance Litigation - to £38,500
Solicitor / Solicitor Advocate / Barrister - Liverpool
Solicitor / Solicitor Advocate / Barrister - Join a growing in-house advocacy team offering excellent training and development and the ability to specialise as your career progresses. The team is looking for candidates interested in focusing on advocacy work. Higher rights of audience are not necessary. The hiring managers are looking for a real passion for advocacy.
Summary of opportunity
- Job Title: Solicitor / Solicitor Advocate / Barrister
- Location: Liverpool - may require travel to other offices
- Salary: to £38,500
- Reports to: Partner
- Previous Experience: Hiring Managers prepared to look very broadly. Good insurance litigation experience such as RTA, EL/PL, Costs, Credit Hire, Insurance Fraud experience will be considered. Any experience in areas of commercial insurance litigation such as professional indemnity and other complex areas would also be welcomed. NB, if you are a solicitor, you do not necessarily need rights of audience. Training and development will be provided.
Structure of the team
Led by an experienced Barrister, the team is run in a similar fashion to a private practice Chambers. The department undertakes advocacy and court work as well as providing advisory and drafting guidance on files for various practice groups within the firm. The department has been growing for some time, but is now entering an exciting time in its evolution.
Whilst the team advises on more volume areas such as RTA Fraud and credit hire, it has also begun taking on far more complex work which was previously outsourced to external Chambers. For instance, the team now handles advocacy work relating to catastrophic injury and large loss matters. The team also undertakes high-value commercial insurance litigation including professional indemnity and property damage as well as other areas of complex subrogated loss.
Develop your own specialism
Members of the team are encouraged to explore the areas on which they wish to focus and develop niche specialisms which reflect the key areas of the firm. This gives advocates the freedom and flexibility to evolve their specialisms with the safety and security of a steady flow of work.
Skills you will develop
- advocacy;
- drafting and advisory work including settling pleadings for complex cases;
- interlocutory hearings, small claims trials, fast track trials, CCMCs,
- sanctions (including private prosecution)
- mentoring less experienced advocates
- delivering training
No higher rights of audience required
The team is keen to meet with Barristers or Solicitor Advocates or Solicitors who do not have higher rights but are interested in pursuing an advocacy career.
If you are looking for a new challenge with a truly dynamic and engaging team, please do not hesitate to apply.