Newly Qualified Personal Injury Solicitor

Established in 2000, my client is an award-winning law firm that deals in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims. Based in Manchester, they serve clients nationwide. They are proud of the work they do helping people with Personal Injury claims, and this is their core business. They are currently looking for a Newly Qualified solicitor to join their OL/PL department.
The successful candidate will be handling a diverse caseload to include some pre and post litigation claims from cradle to grave. Tenacity, ability, and enthusiasm are more important than qualification.
They have high quality non-CMC sources for all their work, ensuring that their lawyers only deal with genuine cases.
For candidates they offer strong supervision channels, excellent training including away days, ideal career progression and the chance to join a highly ambitious and growing firm.
They offer a generous commission structure, on top of a competitive salary which is flexible depending on experience, where all their 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.
Personal Specification:  

• At least six months experience within the Personal Injury sector.
• Exceptional client care and quality control skills.
• Experience with initial client inception (including risk assessments, setting up the file and relevant paperwork).
• Previous exposure to providing client advice.
• The ability to handle a caseload with supervision.
• Previous exposure to providing client advice, instructing experts, analysing reports and valuations advantageous.
• Ideally you will have drafted particulars for service, prepared quantum evidence, schedules of loss, instructed counsel, drafted witness statement and replies.
• Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload.
• A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.
• 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.
• Knowledge of Proclaim case management system.

If you are interested in this opportunity and believe you have the relevant experience to be successful here please do not hesitate to apply, don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. 
For more information feel free to email me directly at ruby@douglas-scott.co.uk or call me for a chat on 0161 233 6360 ext 11060.