Principle Associate- Catastrophic Injury Solicitor

Requirements

• Provide specialised legal advice to meet client needs.
  
• Manage an ongoing caseload of multitrack and catastrophic personal injury claims.
  
• Contribute to a team handling complex and intellectually demanding work meeting strict deadlines under pressure.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within a team to support clients with lifechanging injuries.
  
• Manage client expectations negotiating with defendant insurers/solicitors and professionals to achieve client objectives.
  
• Draft relevant documentation including pleadings applications witness statements schedules of medical records instructions to counsel and instructions to experts.
  
• Guide and develop a paralegal/serious injury assistant providing case support.
  
• Adhere to departmental Best Practice Policy.
  
• Meet agreed targets.
  
• Ensure efficient administration billing and cost recovery.
  
• Support maintain and develop business relationships engaging in key relationship management.
  
• Proactively comply with Solicitor s Regulations Authority and/or CILEX professional conduct rules and standards/ISO/firm s procedures.
  
• Assist in implementing the departmental business plan and the firm s business plan.
  

Person Specification:

• Commercial attitude and aptitude.
  
• Ability to delegate tasks clearly and effectively working within agreed deadlines.
  
• Demonstrate accuracy efficiency and highquality work presentation.
  
• Experience in providing the highest standards of client service.
  
• Discretion tact and the ability to maintain confidentiality of client and firm affairs.
  
• Selfmotivated with initiative.
  
• Sound grasp of your own discipline.
  
• Experience in offering clear and comprehensive advice to clients.
  
• Willingness to engage in business development and actively manage key commercial relationships.
  
• Desire to contribute to events and support the delivery of the departmental and firm s business plan.
  

Technical Knowledge:

• Good understanding of the core legal process in serious/catastrophic injury claims.
  
• Familiarity with The Rehabilitation Code Serious Injury Guide and their application to major trauma cases.
  
• Knowledge and experience of the law related to road traffic collision claims work accidents and accidents in a public place.
  

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package
  
• Hybrid working offered wherever possible following Redacted s Best FIT (flexible inclusive together) principles.
  
• Encouragement for a dress for your diary approach.
  
• Evironment of sharing and collaboration
  
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