Hybrid Solicitor – Major Injury & Casualty

at DWF

• Job title: Solicitor – Major Injury & Casualty
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Liverpool, United Kingdom

About the role

• Solicitor managing high value injury claims within the Major Injury & Casualty team at DWF. Supporting senior lawyers while engaging with clients and legal processes in Liverpool.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Partners and Senior Associate to manage a caseload of high value claims, compromising of a variety of defendant catastrophic injury, EL/PL, and RTA matters
• Drafting pleadings, reports to clients, attending court hearings, working to court deadlines, liability investigations, gathering evidence, instructing experts and considering interesting medical causation issue
• Prioritising work effectively and to maximise efficiency in working practices, adhering to court deadlines and directions, as well as the client's service level agreements
• Building working relationships internally and externally in order to maintain client relationships, develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs
• Providing support and act as the 'go to person' for more junior members in the team

Requirements

• 1 - 4 years PQE preferable within litigation and/or catastrophic injury or serious injury, EL/PL, and RTA experience
• Technically experienced in and/or a real interest in Employers Liability, Public Liability, RTA and, catastrophic injury, serious injury, personal injury, large loss or complex work
• Ideally experienced handling high value defendant personal injury files either in your own right, or as an assistant to more senior team members
• Familiar with working in a commercial environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive rewards package
• Flexible benefits
• Robust well-being programs