Property Recoveries Lawyer
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Property Recoveries Lawyer
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is one of the leading insurance law firms in the UK and can rightly claim to be amongst the most dynamic in its sector. We now have a number exciting opportunities for a talented insurance lawyers to join the Property Risks & Coverage Team. These roles will be based in our Bolton or Bristol offices and will focus on the Recoveries specialism. Flexible working is encouraged for the right candidate. Our recoveries team work across the national offices primarily out of our Bolton and Bristol offices however location is not the determining factor for success in this role. This is a Claimant role and the successful candidate will handle a case of load of Household and Commercial Property recovery files which will deal with a wide range of perils (fires, floods, product liability) from a selection of the team’s well known insurers. Typically the value of these claims exceed £10,000 and we are looking for candidates who can handle claims valued between £10 and £100K and upwards of £100K. Experience in terms of claims valued over £100K will be a differential. This is a technical and at times client-facing role for a well-rounded lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems. The team regularly delivers training seminars and workshops to various insurer clients and the ideal candidate will have an interest in client development and show a willingness to assist in the preparation and delivery of seminars on technical legal issues.
Key Responsibilities
Initial review/report to include consideration of funding, prospects of successful recovery and triage
Investigating evidential matters, gathering evidence in order to establish cause of action
Conducting investigations with third parties
Instructing counsel and experts
Legal research
Drafting generally to include letter of claim, claim form and particulars for issue
Attending conferences and trials with counsel
Dealing with routine correspondence
Liaising with lay and insurer clients
Engaging in settlement negotiations including consideration of and the drafting of Part 36 offers
Preparing pre-action and interim applications
Driving the litigation process as Claimant to ultimate conclusion
Assisting with ADR (including mediation)
Court appointments
Conducting advocacy by telephone and in person
To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Recruitment Criteria:
Qualified solicitor or equivalent with relevant technical capability
0 - 3 years Defendant’s property litigation experience
Experience of running a case load
A working knowledge and understanding of the Household and Commercial recoveries
Required Soft Skills:
An ability to prioritise workload
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to work with case management systems
The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handler
Benefits
Davies Incentive Plan
25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
Simply Health Care Cash Plan
WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
Death in Service
Critical Illness Cover
PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
Employee Resource Groups
Employee Volunteering Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme*
Tech Scheme*
Season Ticket Loan*
Gym Flex*
Access to Online Discount Sites
Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
Discounts at local retail outlets
* after successfully completing probation