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* Solicitor * Industrial Disease * £28,000-£35,000 * Manchester My client is looking for an Industrial Disease Solicitor to join their top 200 Law full service law firm. The Role: * The role holder will be responsible for a caseload of Industrial Disease cases and should be able to manage these with confidence and knowledge in line with the Company's exceptional customer service standards. * The role will demand an excellent understanding of all aspects of litigation in personal injury, specifically Industrial Disease. * The role holder must have an ability to manage a high workload whilst at the same time have a sound understanding of litigation and the Civil Procedure Rules. * The role holder will be responsible for taking individual responsibility for a caseload of complex Industrial Disease files both pre-litigated and litigated. * The caseload will consist of Noise Induced Hearing Loss cases and/or Short Tail/Long Tail cases. Principal accountabilities: * To demonstrate a good understanding of the technical issues involved in dealing with a litigated case * To demonstrate a good understanding of the civil procedure rules * To have an excellent working knowledge of Noise Induced Hearing Loss and/or Short Tail Industrial Disease and Long Tail Industrial Disease and relevant case law * To demonstrate the ability to take on individual responsibility within the context of a team environment * To demonstrate commercial awareness and a proactive approach to all aspects of work * To demonstrate strong decision making skills * Be able to achieve financial targets on a monthly and annual basis and to contribute to the profitability of the team as a whole * To demonstrate excellent communication skills including client awareness and client care * To demonstrate an ability to manage risk on an individual and team level * To operate in line with both internal and external compliance standards * Maintains strong relationships with both internal colleagues and external customers and agencies. * Working to targets and deadlines * Working with a computerised case management system - PROCLAIM * Managing a high and varied litigated caseload * Providing both a quality and speedy service to internal & external clients and referrers * Working to service level agreements * Understand and embrace the concept of "excellent customer service" coupled with "urgency to get things done".