Serious Injury Grade C Solicitor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Grade C fee earner within the Serious Injuries Team. This is a chance to join our growing department, within a market-leading firm on a secondment. 

You will have your own case load of up to 25 pre-litigated and litigated SIT multi-track & intermediate track files. The cases are mainly RTA, with some EL/PL claims. You will be responsible for running your own files from inception right through to settlement, and you will have a mix of Part 7 litigated and non litigated files.  Your caseload will comprise a mixture of liability admitted and denied cases, with potential to be of significant value, and with a value in excess of £25,000. You will also benefit from the assistance of a Case Assistant to help drive your files to a positive outcome for the client.

In addition to managing this case load, you will be required  to assist the Grade A solicitors upon their high value/catastrophic files with certain delegated tasks, accompanying them to conferences, attending upon witnesses, client visits etc. The combination of having a case load and assisting on more complex cases will require excellent time management skills and an ability to manage and prioritise tasks, while always meeting clients’ expectations. 

Case handlers will also be required to provide guidance to the case assistant(s) within SIT who will in turn be providing support to you. Further, all fee earners within SIT provide support and assistance via the Case Clinics to other case handling areas across the wider business.

Your Experience

• Prior case handling experience in personal injury is essential.
• Previous experience of running Part 7 claims is essential.
• Previous experience in handling multi-track litigation is highly desirable but not essential.

The Role

The core requirements for a fee earner within SIT are:

• Managing a case load of Intermediate and Multi-Track Files.
• Achieving Targets (time and financial).
• Supporting Grade A fee earners.
• Mentoring Grade D case assistants.
• Supporting the wider firm/other departments through clinics and training.

Location

You will be requried to work from our Cardiff office one day per week. However, during training you may be asked to be in the office for up to 3 months.  

Our Opening hours are Monday to Friday between 8.00am - 6.00pm however there is an expectation inherent to this role that when required, a fee earner will need to travel to attend upon clients, witnesses and/or experts that may lead to either exceeding these hours or staying overnight in a hotel. Similarly attending Court hearings, trials or conferences/joint settlement meetings may require extended time out of the office. 

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. 

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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