Personal Injury Solicitor

Personal Injury solicitor 5PQE+: Birkenhead

About the role:

Deal with all aspects of litigated and non - litigated personal injury claims, including RTA claims. Handling what are predominately complex cases dropped from the portal which may be fast and/or low end multi track in value.

Have a good working knowledge of the CPR and/or and other relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing defences in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure clients (lay and insurance) are kept informed and up to date on a regular basis throughout the life of the claim.
• Build a rapport by speaking/meeting with clients when possible to ensure a consistency of service and to ensure insurers loyalty to the Firm
• Check the authenticity and validity of claims by speaking with clients regularly on potentially difficult files
• Build a relationship with clients to minimise the possibility of complaints and to enhance the reputation of the Firm and the service it provides
• Ensure that any relevant insurer is kept updated and fully informed as to the progress of any claims to reduce any potential exposure/liability and to increase saving
• Communication
• Maintain pro- active communication with clients (lay and insurance) to ensure all heads of claim are discussed with the client at the outset and throughout the claim.
• Obtain all relevant documentation from clients at the outset.
• Discuss liability and/or quantum offers with the relevant parties, making use of the telephone rather than letter whenever possible.
• Consider, and advise clients on, issues of contributory negligence as and when they may arise.
• Prioritise incoming daily post/emails and dealing with anything needing urgent attention while the remainder of the post is dealt with expeditiously and in order of importance and productivity

Personal development

• Assist new or less experienced members of the team with any issues in terms of clients, referrers, external agencies and procedure etc.
• Liaise with Team Leader and/or Head of Department to take more contentious files and deal with them under supervision to expand knowledge and experience
• Where applicable increase numbers of multi-track cases within caseload to further develop own level of experience

Experience and knowledge

• A Solicitor, ILEX qualified or file handler of at least 5 years' experience in the personal injury field
• A handler who has had experience of both fast-track and multi-track litigation who must also have a working knowledge of the portal process.
• A handler who has had experience of dealing with complex claims or claims which are technical in nature
• A proven track record of running a successful fast and/or multi track caseload within a personal injury environment
• Excellent client care and analytical skills, to include providing written and oral advice in a clear concise manner
• The ability to liaise and build up a rapport by using effective communication with all external agencies during the life of a claim including medical agencies, investigators, barristers etc.
• The ability to create and foster a "can do" culture to raise efficiency and productivity
• Good IT skills with a sound working knowledge of Solcase or a similar case management system and essential MS Office knowledge.

Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a calm and methodical approach to work, and a flexible and adaptable attitude to resolving issues.

Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.