Employers' Liability Lawyer

Solicitor

Employers' Liability

About Us

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers' liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers' and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.

We are ranked 60th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 24% year on year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.

Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.7 (Excellent), placing us among the highest rated firms in the sector.

The Role

We are currently looking for a Lawyer to join our Employers' Liability department. We 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 employers' liability cases.

We offer a generous commission structure, where all our lawyers, get a percentage of every case they win. With no hurdles, and no caps, you are rewarded for the success of every case you bring to completion.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of EL claims from cradle to grave.
• Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients.
• Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements.
• Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court when necessary.
• Working in a target driven, fast paced environment.
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the successful outcome of cases.
• Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations.

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 should 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.
• Previous exposure of Proclaim case management system is advantageous.

Salary & Hours

• A basic salary of up to £55,000, dependent on experience. Along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears.
• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.

23 Days Holiday

Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.

Extra Holidays

3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.

Looking After Your Health

Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.

Looking After Your Well-being

24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.

Work Life / Balance

Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

Recruitment Process

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.

Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.

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