Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
You will be joining our Serious injury team which supports clients with wide ranging types of claims valued up to £50k.
* Managing sub £50k Motor and ELPL claims, both MOJ portal and litigated cases
* Taking instructions from clients and assisting with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining medical and other evidence, instructing Counsel and, where appropriate, assisting with other litigation tasks, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
* Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
* Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
* Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
About You
* Previous Claims Handling experience is essential
* Demonstrable experience in working to time recording and fee income targets.
* The ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and sensitivity when supporting clients through challenging situations.
* Highly organised and proactive, with excellent workload and prioritisation skills.
* A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach, with a positive can-do attitude.
* Strong relationship building skills with clients, colleagues and external stakeholders.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
* Generous and flexible pension schemes.
* Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S3 8DT
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