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Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive - Clinical Negligence - Cardiff
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Contract (08.30am - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday)
Location: We’re currently hiring for this position in our Cardiff office.
Job Description
We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join our Personal Injury team on a full time, permanent basis. This will be a key role, working with an appropriately sized varied clinical negligence caseload.
What you'll be responsible for:
* Effectively managing a case load of litigated and non-litigated clinical negligence claims varying in value.
* Performing fee earning tasks in a commercially effective manner to meet agreed targets.
* Ensuring that medical, special damages, future loss, witness evidence has been appropriately collated prior to litigation, ensure limitation dates are identified and prepared for.
* Advising on tactics in relation on litigation & commercial settlements thereafter.
* Avoiding by means of commercial tactical planning unrecoverable & excessive disbursements.
* Looking for winners in cases & setting out the ‘roadmap’ of case direction.
* Advising on medical and legal issues.
* Driving and assisting with business development initiatives and opportunities.
* Supporting junior colleagues.
* Working as part of a team and working with minimum supervision when required.
* Maintaining the case file on the case management system accurately and clearly.
* Inspiring junior colleagues in the way you manage your work and in your behaviour in the office, with your colleagues, clients and third parties.
* Maintaining high standards of client care.
* Ensuring compliance with relevant regulation and applicable firm policies and procedures including the SRA Handbook.
* Recommending process changes to improve commercial management of matters.
What we’re looking for:
* 3-5+ years PQE is desirable, but not essential.
* Proven track record of running a personal file load under minimal supervision.
* Strong commercial awareness and demonstrating a commitment to developing the business of the firm.
* Initiative, flexibility, the ability to be highly organised and to meet tight deadlines.
* Good problem solver and excellent communication and technical skills.
* Ambitious and career driven.
* Target driven and self-motivated.
* Strong ability to manage a varied caseload in an efficient, client-sensitive, proactive and commercial manner.
* Hard working, energetic, sociable, with excellent IT, administrative and research skills.
* A thorough and working knowledge of code of conduct, compliance, and accounting issues.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please email recruitment@howellslegal.com
Successful candidates will be subject to a basic or enhanced DBS disclosure dependent on the role. Permanent employment is conditional on having a satisfactory DBS check. You will therefore be asked to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process.
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