Personal Injury/Credit Hire Litigator

We are looking to further expand our Credit Hire/Personal Injury team and are looking for an experienced Paralegal to deal with Credit Hire/Personal Injury claims.

• Management of a caseload of mixed credit hire and personal injury cases
• There will be a mixture of liability admitted and disputed cases
• Responsible for compliance where required
• Compliance with internal instructions and those from supervisors, in a timely fashion
• Ensuring cases are ran efficiently and with regular updates to the credit hire company
• Building and maintaining a good relationship with the hire company
• Working effectively with the existing team
• Ability to manage a case from proceedings being commenced, to trial
• Experienced in using a case management and diary system
• Ability to negotiate and settle cases/ achieve best outcomes

• Previous Credit Hire experience is essential
• Comfortable handling a full caseload of RTA claims of varying stages to conclusion
• Full understanding of the PI process
• Excellent knowledge of case law pertaining to this are and also the MOJ protocol, the pre action protocol for personal Injury claims and the CPR.
• Understanding and experience of key KPIs - settlements, billing, case duration etc.
• Committed organised and dedicated - able to cope with pressure
• The ability to manage own workload whilst keeping quality of work to a high standard.
• Able to handle infant approvals
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Target driven whilst maintaining exceptional client care
• Excellent telephone manner and communication skills.