Personal Injury Litigator

Scope Personnel ,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Overview

Job Description

* Personal Injury Litigator Sheffield 24,068 to 27,572 Permanent The opportunity My Client is looking for an experienced individual to them as a Personal Injury Litigator in their successful law firm in Sheffield, servicing clients across the country. The team of dedicated and collaborative professionals, use the law to secure justice for people who have suffered personal injury. If you are adept at using tactics to create robust legal arguments to achieve the best possible results for your clients and want to develop your expertise in personal injury litigation, this role would suit you perfectly. My Client is looking for someone who takes pride in delivering a high quality legal service, has a strong work ethic and a natural ability to demonstrate empathy towards clients. In return, they will provide you with interesting and intellectually challenging work, development opportunities in other areas of PI law, along with opportunities to transfer to other offices in our national network where we specialise on high value, complex personal injury work. The role The Personal Injury Litigator role will involve managing a caseload of ex-portal fast-track RTA cases. Specifically you will be: investigating liability; assessing the strengths of a claim; gathering liability, causation and quantum evidence; liaising with clients, defendants, insurers, employers, witnesses, medical experts and the police; valuing claims; negotiating settlements, drafting pleadings and statements of case and dealing with court directions. Although the primary focus will be RTA, there will be an opportunity to train and develop into other areas of PI Law. The Firm A law firm with a difference. With nearly 100 years' experience of successfully representing clients of injury and mistreatment, they work tirelessly to support the Trade Union and Labour Movement and the people they represent. Named as one of 'The Times Best Law Firms 2019' - well-deserved recognition of the fact our staff provide the highest quality service. Benefits My client recognises and rewards high performance, with competitive salaries and an extensive benefits package including: * Structured pay scales * Agile working, including flexible start and finish times * Contributory pension scheme * Permanent health insurance * Life assurance * And many other generous benefits