Civil Litigation Solicitor - United Kingdom - Simpson Judge Ltd
Description
Civil Litigation Solicitor Location - North West (flexible office location)Salary up to £45,000 I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Legal 500 firm looking to hire a Civil Litigation Solicitor to join their specialist litigation teamResponsibilities:
meet and interview clients to establish the firm's suitability to provide the necessary advice and services, based on the firm's specialism and likely costtake clients' instructionsadvise clients on the law and legal issues relating to their caseattend meetings and negotiations with opposing partiesnegotiate with other professionals to secure agreed objectives correspond with clients and other solicitors/professionalsidentify and instruct suitable barristers or experts, where requiredwork in a team, sometimes referring cases to the head of departmentco-ordinate the work of all parties involvedsupervise and delegate work to trainee solicitors, paralegals and legal secretaries as appropriatekeep up to date with changes and developments in the lawdevelop dispute resolution work within the existing client base and externallyassist in the firm's marketing strategies in general, and particularly in relation to dispute resolutiondraft documents and correspondence tailored to the clients' individual needs research and analyse documents and case law to ensure the accuracy of advice and procedurecarry out administrative duties to ensure best practice and retain the Lexcel and other standards The ideal candidate will include:Ideal candidate will need to be a natural communicator who thrives working in a team and comfortable liaising with teams across our firm, working externally with fellow professionals whilst offering an excellent service to client.