RTA Litigator

(Multi-Track RTA/PI Claimant Grade A Solicitor/Legal Executive)

We are looking for unique and exceptional professionals on behalf of our client to work at their Liverpool based office.

Responsibilities (required skills/competencies):

  • To support the Team Head in the day to day running of the department, and to provide assistance to colleagues within the team as required, same to be suitably reciprocated
  • Achievement of personal and team billing targets
  • Commercial awareness and business acumen
  • Resolving client care issues with the Team Head and providing excellent client care at all times
  • Ensuring that write offs and issues with suppliers are kept to an absolute minimum
  • Using the proclaim system in accordance with the firms policy and assisting more junior staff in the proficient use of the system as required
  • The post-holder particularly will be expected to maximize their personal billings to achieve appropriate billing performance targets meeting with the income budget/and or forecast for the department
  • Managing a caseload as required to achieve both the above whilst providing excellent client care
  • Target driven with an eye for business and commercial awareness whilst maintaining exceptional client care
  • Good RTA Fee Earning skills and technical ability
  • A good working knowledge of the law including statute, CPR and case law in respect of Personal Injury Law
  • To ensure that cash collection targets are met and supporting the Team Head within the department at all times in the motivation of the team to achieve monthly and annual budget
  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to work within the team and are comfortable assisting more experience Fee Earners
  • Commercial awareness is key
  • A Proclaim user with a good understanding of the system and good Microsoft skills
  • Ensure cases are progressed in a timely manner to hit team targets
  • Monitor personal KPI’s to ensure these are being hit
  • Identification of the correct defendant(s) and assist in drafting a LOC
  • Obtain medical evidence to confirm condition and prognosis of the customer, reviewing contents of records and drafting chronology
  • Obtaining relevant information as to special damages
  • Assisting in the drafting of special damage calculation

To be considered for this exciting Litigator position the candidate ought:

  • Be a Qualified Solicitor and/or Legal Executive; or
  • Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in dealing with high value and complex personal injury/serious injury cases

For more information on this role, please contact [email protected]