Job Description
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Your new company
\nOur client is a well-regarded claimant personal injury firm. They are recruiting for an Assistant Lawyer to assist the firm's top fee-earner in the running of a high-value, catastrophic injury caseload.
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\nYour new role
\n- Assisting the firms' top fee-earner on a range of litigated and non-litigated catastrophic injury claims.
\n- Working on a range of multi-track personal injury matters ranging from £100,000 to £10,000,000.
\n- Attend client visits, both in the client's home and/or at the hospital/physio appointments.
\n- Complete risk assessments and highlight concerns to the line manager. This will include liability, contributory negligence, causation and quantum.
\n- Handle offers of settlement.
\n- Attend, as required, the Magistrates' Court, Crown Court or Coroners' Court.
\n- Obtain relevant evidence (medical or otherwise).
\n- Liaise with medical or any other experts as required.
\n- Mentoring and training of other team members.
\n- Attend client meetings across England and Wales.
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\nWhat you'll need to succeed
\nYou must be a qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with strong experience handling your own caseload or assisting on a range of serious injury matters. Applicants from claimant or defendant backgrounds will be considered....