Solicitor in Dorridge

At Gallagher Bassett, we’re there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here.

We are seeking a skilled and Qualified Litigation Solicitor to join our corporate client-specific motor claims handling team. This role involves managing a pre and post-litigated caseload, providing support across the department, and ensuring compliance with client service level agreements and key performance indicators.

How you’ll make an impact

• Manage a portfolio of pre and post-litigated motor claims with precision and professionalism, ensuring compliance with client service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Conduct effective negotiations via telephone and written correspondence with third parties, insurers, and their representatives to achieve timely and fair settlements.
• Ensure data accuracy and financial compliance by maintaining 100% data integrity within the case management system and adhering to financial protocols, including The Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Provide expert litigation support, acting as a key point of reference for litigation-related queries, reviewing and approving legal documents, and overseeing litigated cases listed for trial to secure positive outcomes.
• Deliver training and mentorship, supporting the development of team members through technical progression programmes, conducting progression reviews, and providing litigation training to claims handlers.
• Contribute to departmental success, assisting with auditing processes, participating in ad hoc projects, and offering technical expertise or training to other offices as required.
• Play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional claims handling services, ensuring the highest standards of client satisfaction and contributing to the overall success of the department.

About You

• Qualified solicitor.
• Expertise in motor handling within a legal or insurance setting.
• Demonstrable self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to work independently within a structured framework and collaborate effectively with peers and managers.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
• Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back-up family care.
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.