A Greater Manchester law firm with a strong reputation of career development and work quality are seeking a Defendant RTA Fast and Multi Track Litigation Paralegal or Fee Earner Fee Earner to join their Liverpool city centre office for their thriving team.

This is a hybrid working role and offers the following:

• Attractive Salary up to £40,000 DOE
• Hybrid Working
• Career Progression
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Diverse and Inclusive Firm
• Company Funded Social Events
• Volunteering Days
• Dress For Your Day Policy
• Other Great Benefits

  My client are looking for an experienced Defendant RTA Fast and Multi Track Litigation Paralegal or Fee Earner to be responsible for a caseload of Fast Track Personal Injury RTA claims. You will be working with a sole insurer and defend claims on their behalf, liaising and taking instruction from them.

  Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for a caseload of Fast and Multi Track Personal Injury RTA claims, making use of the firm’s Case Management Systems and using the agreed internal procedures and practices.
• To progress your caseload in a manner to ensure that clients receive appropriate, professional, timely and pertinent legal advice, with regular contact, whilst managing their expectations.
• To deal with cases with denial of liability and causation arguments with minimal supervision.
• To be able to assess liability and quantum to include reviewing medical reports, researching and obtaining relevant case law, drafting schedules of special damages and assessing suitable awards for compensation.
• To identify early those cases where proceedings would be tactically beneficial to litigate and to do so expeditiously.
• Take a practical but commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks.
• To achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to, for example, profit costs and issuing, without compromising the firm’s integrity.
• To liaise appropriately and timely with sources, medical agencies, experts, third party insurers and other relevant parties to ensure that cases are pro-actively progressed.
• To attend, where appropriate, court hearings to make representations in respect of the claim before the judiciary. Where necessary, and in accordance with the firm’s internal policies and procedures, to instruct Barristers to represent clients at hearings and obtain formal Advice over issues of quantum and liability.
• Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment.
• To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business.

With a brand-new purpose-built city centre office with new computer systems in place everything is made as easy as possible for you to focus on the tasks at hand. As there is further growth planned for this firm and you will be based in a young and sociable team environment.

The salary circa £26,000 - £40,000, dependent on experience.

If this role sounds like it could be the next step up in your career, then please apply below or get in touch with Paulina Anna for a confidential chat about the role.