Housing Disrepair Fee Earner - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Clayton Legal

Clayton Legal

Verified Company

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

My client is recognised by the Legal 500, and with over 25 years' experience, they're regarded as one of the top specialised Law Firms in the UK, specifically focusing on personal injury, medical negligence, credit hire, financial mis-selling and housing disrepair.

They pride themselves on delivering expert, professional, and trustworthy support to their clients, resulting in 'excellent' reviews on Truspilot.

The successful HDR paralegal/Fee earner will be responsible for:
Undertaking a caseload of 75+ files from inception to settlement
Checking and reviewing initial information
Identifying and processing files to be rejected
Talking to potential clients to assess the disrepair to their property and whether there is a claim to be made
Drafting Letters of Claim
Reviewing disclosure and calculating quantum
Keeping individual client database/files up to date
Reviewing files and reporting regularly to clients, introducers, team leaders or others
Liaising, instructing and negotiating with solicitors, courts, Counsel and other agencies
Reviewing surveyor reports
Liaising and negotiating with councils, housing associations, solicitors, courts, Counsel and other agencies
Preparing files for issuing court proceedings and drafting court documents and files for trial
Preparing/reviewing witness statements
Considering information/updates in relation to legal procedures and/or assessment of quantum
Continual risk assessment