Assistant Fee Earner

CRA Legal; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a top 100 UK law firm as an Assistant Fee Earner in a hybrid role! You'll support fee earners with serious and catastrophic cases, providing vital assistance throughout the legal process. This role offers a chance to work in a modernized environment that values work-life balance. With a renowned reputation, this firm is looking for dedicated individuals to help manage a varied caseload and contribute to a supportive team culture. If you're passionate about personal injury law and eager to grow your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 to 30 days holiday + bank holidays

'Time For You' days

Enhanced pension scheme

Health insurance

Medical insurance

Free eye tests

Life insurance

Firmwide bonus scheme

Free parking

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Experience in claimant personal injury department required.
• Exposure to multi-track personal injury or medical negligence.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners with serious injury cases from start to finish.
• Provide assistance on high value personal injury files.

Skills

Personal Injury Law

Case Management

Legal Research

Stakeholder Liaison

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Fee Earner - Serious Injuries
Location: Wakefield (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £30,000 to £45,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full or Part Time, Permanent

Role Overview & Daily Responsibilities:

• Support a Grade A or Grade B fee earner with a varied caseload of serious and catastrophic cases from start to finish
• Providing comprehensive case assistance on high value personal injury files
• Reviewing and analysing key evidence, reports, documentation, legal policy & procedures etc..
• Liaising with key stakeholders in support of the file handler
• Working closely with the file handler on trial preparation, hearings and post case conclusion

Employee Benefits Package:

• 25 to 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• 'Time For You' days
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced adoption leave, maternity & paternity pay
• Health insurance
• Medical insurance
• Free eye tests
• Reward & recognition - long service, prize draw, incentives
• Life insurance
• Firmwide bonus scheme
• Perkbox
• Free parking (if/when in office)
• Hybrid Working - Usually 1 day in the office per week
• Free parking (if/when in office)

About the Business:

• Our client are a top 100 UK law firm with a renowned reputation. In recent years, the organisation has modernised it's working environment and operational procedures to improve on an already successful business model. Through promoting an agile working policy, implementing focus on work-life balance and a supportive set up has resulted in a great culture.
• Due to steady business with increasing workloads, our client are looking to hire various level fee earners to join their renowned serious injury department. The department oversees claims of varied value from £25,000 to multi million cases. These roles can be worked on a hybrid basis.

About CRA Consulting:

• CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
• For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at www.craconsultants.com.

Application Criteria:

• You will need experience working within a claimant personal injury department of a law firm
• Exposure to multi-track personal injury or medical negligence is required
• Ideally you will have previous experience running and handling your own caseload, however wanting to either step back from file handling or a step up to work on higher value files

How to Apply:

• If this Assistant Fee Earner vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Rhys Spencer who is managing this vacancy, call 0114 241 8030 for a confidential discussion.
• Are you wanting to review additional career opportunities? Visit our jobs page at www.craconsultants.com/jobs

Additional Information:

• CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• This Assistant Fee Earner vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.