Litigation Solicitor

Our client are currently looking for a lawyer to join our Employers Liability department. They would expect the successful candidates to be qualified or alternatively qualified by experience. Tenacity, ability, and enthusiasm are more important than qualification. The role will be to manage your own caseload of predominately pre and post issue fast track employer’s liability cases. For candidates they offer strong supervision channels, excellent training including away days, chance to join a highly ambitious and growing firm. They have high quality non-CMC work and a positive working environment. . Person Specification * Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload. * Genuine tenacity. * A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. * Ability to handle EL fast-track cases. Although predominately a non-portal caseload – the successful candidate must have experience of the portal. * Knowledge of the civil procedure rules, precedent, trends in litigation, and an ability and willingness to utilise the same to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. * Demonstrable experience of dealing with litigated files from inception, through applications and challenges, to trial / disposal hearing. * Knowledge of Proclaim case management system. * Demonstrable willingness to take the more difficult course and to ignore the easy option, to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. Salary, Hours & Benefits * A basic salary up to £55,000 depending on experience. Along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears. * Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30am Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. There is a degree of flexibility which can be discussed at interview. * 3/2 alternative working from home pattern staff after probation. * 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days. * 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service * Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service. * Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service