Job Description
Solicitor | Team Leader | Disease | Birmingham | Up to £60K
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and highly regarded occupational disease team handling a varied and complex caseload, including high-value and litigated matters. The team is recognised for its strong technical capability, collaborative culture, and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for clients. The firm offers a supportive and progressive environment with a real focus on professional development and continuous improvement.
As Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading, developing, and motivating a team to achieve both collective and individual technical and performance objectives. The role will involve providing day-to-day supervision, technical guidance, and training, alongside maintaining a reduced caseload of occupational disease matters. You will play a key role in driving settlement strategies, ensuring compliance with client and internal benchmarks, and contributing to projects and process improvements across the team.
The Candidate
* Solicitor or equivalent with relevant post-qualification experience in occupational disease or disease litigation
* Essential experience handling occupational disease claims, including litigated matters
* Essential authority to provide technical sign-off on litigated disease claims
* Strong technical knowledge across all stages of the litigation process
* Commercially aware with enthusiasm for performance management and continuous improvement
* Ability to lead, motivate, and develop others while managing your own caseload
* Excellent organisation, communication, and time-management skills
The Benefits and How to Apply
* Up to £60K salary (depending on experience)
* Annual incentive/bonus scheme
* 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays and option to buy/sell up to 3 days
* Hybrid and flexible working options
* Generous company pension
* Health and wellbeing benefits including cash plan and 24/7 virtual GP access
* Death in Service benefit
* Employee resource groups, volunteering programme, and lifestyle schemes
* Full benefits package
Apply in the strictest confidence online or via telephone – there is no need for a CV for an initial conversation.
Contact: Dawn Everton, Retained Consultant
Direct Dial: 0121 392 7377
Mobile: 07572 062975
Email: dawn.everton@williamjamesrecruitment.com