Overview
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Our team provides a full, expert service in defending a variety of claims across private and public sectors, with dedicated public sector teams and national coverage.
Responsibilities
* Based in Manchester (Spinningfields) with flexibility for Liverpool or Leeds and occasional travel; manage your own caseload of predominantly fast-track claims (and/or multi track depending on experience).
* Receive direct instructions from insureds and insurers for a wide range of cases involving public sector and insurance clients nationally.
* Run the day-to-day of your cases, including liaising with clients, opponents, court, witnesses and conducting liability investigations.
* Complete MI procedures as required.
* Aim to achieve set financial and chargeable targets.
* Ensure deadlines, SLAs, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to.
* Comply with relevant policies and procedures and work in line with Weightmans’ values.
* This list is not exhaustive; you may perform other duties within the wider remit of the role.
Types of law / responsibilities
* Predominantly PI across varied areas of law
* El/PL
* Highways
* Property Damage
* Social care and abuse
* Complete MI procedures as required
About You
You will be a qualified Solicitor with a genuine interest in the above area of work. The role is varied; a flexible approach and ability to adapt to different tasks are required. You should have:
* Genuine interest in claims validation
* Working knowledge of PL, EL or Highways claims
* Experience of handling your own caseload
* Good influencing skills
* Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Why work for us
Join an award-winning organisation. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025, ranking 5th, with top positions in Chambers UK.
Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.
Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer.
Job details
* Seniority level: Not Applicable
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Legal
* Industries: Law Practice
We welcome applications from from qualified solicitors with a genuine interest in public sector claims and related areas.
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