Solicitor - EL/PL (Casualty)
Job Introduction
We are looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic individual who is passionate about developing a career within defendant litigation. This position would give someone the opportunity to work with a Legal 500 Hall of Fame heavyweight, well known in the legal world for her capabilities within Defendant litigation - particularly in the catastrophic injury arena. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate.
Our defendant litigation team advises insurers and corporate clients in the defence of claims of all values, types and complexity. Our clients include leading insurance companies and well known household names.
The successful individual would be exposed to a real mixture of high value work across a number of work types including employers liability, public liability and product liability claims. You may also assist on some high value motor claims and disease cases, meaning that your training will be across various spectrums of the work, a unique opportunity in today’s market.
We are ideally looking for someone who has some experience of handling employers liability, public liability and disease claims. However experience in all of these areas is not compulsory and nor is the requirement to have worked on higher value claims, provided you have a broad understanding of the litigation process.
As a firm, we actively encourage client engagement and you will be supported as you get to know the clients for whom you will work for. We are genuinely interested in developing our fee earners and will work collaboratively with you as your career at DACB progresses.
This role would be based in our new global headquarters at the Walbrook building in London. The move to Walbrook recognises the importance we place on having a strong London presence, particularly in relation to defendant litigation.
The Ideal Candidate
- Some previous experience in any of the following areas: employers liability, public liability, product liability, disease claims or motor claims. Alternatively, consideration will be given to those with a clinical negligence or claimant background.
- Good communication skills.
- The ability to work closely with others, to be team orientated and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
- A willingness to build relationships with clients.
- A real desire to develop your legal understanding and to become a leading name in defendant litigation as your career progresses with us.
- 0-4 PQE or equivalent (applications from Paralegals, CILEx or equivalent experience are also welcomed).
About the Company
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,400 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Northern Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Central America, Argentina, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are known for our market-leading presence in sectors such as 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 the majority of the top 30 insurance and financial services companies operating in the UK. We are the asset management lawyers for the UK’s largest shopping centres and act for 9 of the UK’s top 10 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 155 Chambers UK 2019 practice area and individual lawyer rankings, including 30 rankings at 'Band 1' level. In Legal 500 UK, 2018, the firm received top tier ranking for 32 of its practice areas and 59 practice areas in the top two tiers. In March 2018, we were named as one of Legal Week's Best Legal Advisors for the third year running, achieving category-leading satisfaction scores for our commercial approach, service delivery, quality of legal advice, communication & responsiveness and overall relationships.
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.
DAC Beachcroft is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. We also welcome direct applications. 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.
DAC Beachcroft