Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive

Davisons Law; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Davisons Law seeks a motivated Civil Litigation Solicitor / Legal Executive in Birmingham. This role involves managing a diverse civil litigation caseload, providing clients with expert legal advice, and ensuring high-quality representation. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills and a minimum of 2 to 5 years of PQE, making contributions to a supportive legal team.

Benefits

Option to buy or sell annual leave

Extra holiday during Christmas shutdown

Incentives schemes and referral rewards

Birthday off

Discounted legal fees

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 to 5 Years PQE as a Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive.
• Experience in handling civil litigation cases, particularly building & construction disputes.
• Proven track record as a Fee Earner.

Responsibilities

• Manage own case load with minimum supervision and represent clients in court.
• Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients.
• Gather evidence to support cases on a timely basis.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive

Tools

Web-based case management systems

Job description

Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive

Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive

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About Davisons Law

Davisons Law is a leading law firm with a strong presence in Civil Litigation law. The firm is known for its client-focused approach, high-quality legal services, and investment in our Team’s personal and career development. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Civil Litigation Solicitor / Legal Executive at our office in Cotteridge, Birmingham to join a supportive team and gain hands-on experience in Civil Litigation.

What you’ll do

When you join the Davisons Law team as a Civil Litigation Solicitor / Legal Executive, you will manage your own case load with minimum supervision. The successful candidate will handle a variety of civil disputes, providing legal advice and representation for clients in matters including but not limited tocompany and partnership disputes, contract disputes, consumer disputes and preferably with experience in building & construction disputes and general commercial disputes.

You will have a minimum of 2 to 5 Years PQE as a Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong professional working relationships with new and existing clients.
• Manage own work allocation must have proven track record as a Civil Litigation Solicitor or Legal Executive Fee Earner
• Attend and represent clients in court when requested.
• Gather evidence to support the client's case.
• Process cases on a timely and cost-effective basis.
• Strong organisational skillset, IT literate and experience of using web-based case management systems.
• Be commercially astute, understanding the importance of business targets and their impact to the practice, generating a fee income in line with agreed targets.
• Supporting/development of assistants and paralegals within the Civil Litigation department.
• Have experience in building & construction disputes and general commercial disputes.
• Experience of handling client enquiries both face to face, remotely and by telephone.

What’s in it for you:

Working with Davisons Law is more than just a job. We give all our employees the opportunity to develop and shape their futures with us. Employees at Davisons Law can take control of their own career by following our Leadership or Technical career path.

We offer a competitive salary plus access to a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Option to buy or sell 3 days of your annual leave.
• Additional holiday days during our Christmas shutdown so that you can enjoy time with your friends and family.
• Incentives schemes and referral rewards
• Your birthday off in addition to your annual leave entitlement
• Discounted legal fees.

You will also be able to join your colleagues if you wish, at Davisons social events.

• Dress down & treat day on the last Friday of each month.
• Annual Christmas company celebration
• Localised office events

Equal opportunities

Davisons Law is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

Additional information:

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications, we may need to bring the close date forward. Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted.

Join Davisons Law as a Civil Litigation Solicitor / Legal Executive and be part of a law firm that values you and provides opportunities to act with purpose and thrive.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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