Monthly Archives: July 2016

Defendant Fee Earner

Our client is recruiting for a number of Defendant  Fee Earners for their firm on Merseyside.

Purpose of the Job:

Deal with all aspects of litigated and non – litigated Defence personal injury claims, including RTA claims, and pursuing Part 20 claims on behalf of clients when appropriate.
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 insurance clients.
Ensure any appropriate instructions are obtained from any relevant lay clients.
Prioritise urgent schedule entries and dealing with remainder of daily tasks on To Do list.
Have a good working knowledge of the CPR and/or and other relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing defences in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR.
Have a working knowledge and where appropriate advise on/progress claims involving technical arguments such as indemnity/RTA/Article 75 Insurer issues, and pursuing non-parties to litigation.
Instruct Counsel, to attend conferences, hearings and CMC’s etc.
Achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to fee income, closures and issuing etc

Responsibilities will include, but not [...]