Solicitor/ Chartered Legal Executive
Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.
Job Introduction
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive to join our market leading, lawyer led claims handling service in our CSG team. The role is to run a pre-litigated and litigated case load including OIC and MOJ Portals, Fast track and Multi track claims. We are looking for candidates nationwide on a full-time / remote working basis.
Who you'll be working with?
Our specialism is working with in the retail and consumer sector; handling claims arising from the operation of motor fleets. We work with a range of corporate and insurer clients and are proud to act for household names and to work with major UK retailers. We are a team of over 60 working across two locations in Newport (South Wales) and Leeds. We are committed to delivering a high quality claims handling service to our clients. We value team work, professionalism, and integrity.
What’s in it for you?
You will have an excellent opportunity to develop your legal skills, knowledge and career with us in CSG, alongside:
- High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
- A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- Regular in person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive).
Successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive training program to give you the knowledge to succeed. Given the size of the team and number of clients we work with, there is a real opportunity for growth and development. Progression can either be by technical development, building client relationships and/or progression to a supervisor or managerial role.
Who you are?
Generalist litigation experience is a ‘must’ for the role, with a minimum level of 2 years’ experience required. However, we are happy to welcome Solicitors, CILEx, Barristers and generalist experienced Paralegals if your experience is right for the role.
A successful candidate must have:
- Excellent relationship and client handling skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues, as well as able to take ownership and accountability for building and maintaining relationships.
- Experience in dealing with Corporate clients, including representing the business at in-person meetings and entertaining clients where necessary.
- An ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues.
- Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify key legal arguments and apply the same.
- Knowledge of using LinkedIn – To effectively market the CIR brand and offering.
- Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
What you will do
- Within the Corporate Insurance & Risk team you will work on a mixture of Motor Claims for high-profile corporate clients. Significant experience of dealing with similar claims is essential and we will be looking for a candidate to work on a broad profile of cases, who has the ability to build strong, trusting relationships with clients.
- Provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to corporate clients in the management of cases.
- Act as a trusted advisor for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience.
- Create value to clients, by identifying opportunities and delivering creative, bespoke legal solutions to support the challenges they face.
- Help to design, build and support the CIR proposition and future offering to clients. Support marketing and business development activity within CIR (e.g. attending marketing events, delivering client training, clinics, meetings and entertainment activities).
- Build an awareness of DAC Beachcroft's other services.
Day to day tasks will include:
- Assisting with liability investigations including obtaining documents/CCTV footage and witness statements from clients; obtaining police accident reports and records; tracking down and interviewing witnesses;
- Drafting detailed reports to clients including liability and quantum analysis, reserve advice and strategy recommendations;
- Drafting pleadings, managing procedural deadlines, dealing with the MOJ and OIC portals and DCP.
- Preparing instructions to counsel for hearings, advice, conferences, and arranging conferences with counsel;
- Preparing for CCMCs to include Cost Budget management and compliance;
- Instructing and liaising with medical experts to arrange medical examinations, secure Claimant attendance, make sure experts have access to all records, chasing reports;
- Managing MI
- Dealing with disclosure, in particular medical/treatment/rehab records, chasing Claimants and record holders, cataloguing, reviewing, preparing summaries, identifying missing records.
About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.
Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.
What you need to know about applying
This will be a 2 stage application process, the first stage is CV review with successful candidates being invited to the second stage which will be an online interview.
At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.
We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable. Our recruitment team can be contacted at csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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