Legal Advisor - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

7 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a top 100 law firm based in Wakefield. We are looking to hire a Legal Advisor to join our clients team you will be joining an Investor's in People Platinum accredited organisation, which demonstrates our commitment to high performance through great people and a strong company culture that focuses on trust, respect, openness and inclusion.

Core Responsibilities

Responsible for a caseload of Fast Track technical personal Injury claims
Ability to deal with cases of complexity and causation arguments, and technical challenges with mínimal supervision.
Ability to advise other teams where technical expertise required.
Assess liability and quantum to include reviewing medical reports and researching and obtaining relevant case law.
Negotiate with third parties to ensure we receive the best settlement figures for our customers in a proactive and timely manner.
You will be responsible for delivering excellent customer care to our customers.
Drafting schedules of special damages and assessing suitable awards for compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity, and other general damages.
Drafting Court proceedings.
Securing early interim payments and appropriate rehabilitation to support customer recovery.
Ability to work with a task based case management system.
Raising awareness of the team and developing your profile.
Perform to a high level in a target orientated client focussed environment.

Person Specification

Commitment to delivering excellent customer care for each of our customers according to their needs and circumstances
Excellent communication skills to include negotiation and objection handling.
Accountable for achieving objectives in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining high standards of work quality, client care and professional standards
Competent working with a case management system and good knowledge of Excel and Word.
Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills