Local Authority Defence NQ Solicitor

Job title:

Local Authority Defence NQ Solicitor

Company

Weightmans

Job description

Our market leading Local Government Practice seeks Local Authority Defence Lawyers;

We are looking for an NQ Solicitor to join our team in Birmingham or Leicester.

Your primary role will be to provide assistance to senior case handlers in the Casualty team whilst running a small caseload of your own. The work is for local authorities, covering their full range of the services from social care claims (abuse & neglect) to Fast Track claims. This interesting work includes Inquiries and Inquests.

The roles will involve assisting senior lawyers on wide variety of complex cases. Your work will include:

Manage a caseload of litigated files including Highways Law, Occupiers Liability Employers Liability, and Housing disrepair

Analysing records and preparing chronologies of key information and dates

Using Dunn v Durham to decide information to redact

Using software to sort electronic documents into date order and removing duplication

Achieving set financial and chargeable targets

Working as part of a team

Supporting the team’s business development activities

You will also ensure that you comply with the relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures, and consistently work in accordance with our values.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will have previous claims handling experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in social care work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be

• NQ Solicitor
• Preferably experience of defending litigated claims but candidates who have Claimant litigation experience will also considered
• Excellent knowledge of the CPR and litigation
• Ability to influence a broad range of people including key decision makers
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail and concentration
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Knowledge of CPR procedure with proven technical ability.
• Flexible approach to work and a willingness to travel

This can be a document heavy role and prior experience analysing, redacting and preparing large bundles is an advantage

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 9th overall employer at the annual Britain’s Top Employers awards 2022 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer.

The independent research showed “Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation.”

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Agile / working from home including provision of home office equipment*
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts
• Great reward and recognition scheme

*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

Please note

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.

• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)

Weightmans operates a strict ‘preferred supplier list’ (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles or any other introductions from both our PSL and non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile or introduction without instruction from a member of Weightmans’ recruitment team, we will reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency’s terms nor being liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment, or meet the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Expected salary

Location

Birmingham – Leicester

Job date

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 04:23:04 GMT

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