Solicitor / CILEx Lawyer - Motor Injury

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring files are run pro-actively and effectively to conclusion, with appropriate SLA and deadlines met.
• Ensuring that lawyers carry out work effectively to meet the needs of the clients and the commercial requirements of the firm.
• Maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans.
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions and reading appropriate publications.
• You will be required to handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A qualified Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer with the ability to conduct litigation
• Have demonstrable experience of handling a caseload which includes personal injury, credit hire or similar case types.
• A high level of personal compliance with client SLAs, protocols and KPIs
• IT skills - Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Prioritisation & Organisation skills – A strong ability to organise their own time, identify priority tasks and know when to ask for help.
• Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify what is not right/out of the ordinary.
• Commercial sense – The ability to know the principle or law but also know when is it worth pursuing it.
• Interpersonal skills – The ability to get on with a team, speak to a customer on the phone and meet a client.
• Resilience – The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback. In addition the ability to be resilient and manage own caseload with competing demands of the team.
• Be a positive and approachable role model
• Aptitude to learn – The ability to retain knowledge and put into play new skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

Benefits

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities