Our client are currently looking to recruit a Fee Earner who has experience in motor liability.
Responsibilities
Handle a varied case load of pre-litigated and litigated motor work covering cases up to £25,000.00 with appropriate levels of supervision. These will include cases where liability is disputed, some credit hire and costs disputes
- Aim to achieve a minimum budgeted annual target of 1440 chargeable hours per year
- To hit, maintain and apply a consistent approach to all individual targets of financial performance, realisation rates, settlement rate and average claim spend
- Maintain an awareness of firm procedures and strategies
- Assume responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on own caseload, including accuracy and timeliness of management reporting and information
- Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience
- Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publication
- Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. attending marketing events and client training
- Handle confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols
The successful candidate will also be expected to meet the following:
- Be a confident communicator, who can communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form
- A law degree or equivalent is preferable but not essential
- Able to demonstrate strong team working skills and that they are a flexible and self motivated team player
- Have excellent organisational skills and able to effectively prioritise and organise workload/tasks
- Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues
- Able to produce work to a high standard, with excellent attention to detail
- Have a concern for quality of service
- Must be able to work under pressure to meet required deadlines
For more information on this role, please contact [email protected]