ELPL Personal Injury Litigator – Wakefield Based

Minster Law Ltd; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday (up to 30)

Time for Me days (up to 12)

Discretionary annual bonus

Investors in People Platinum

Job summary

Minster Law Ltd is seeking a Personal Injury Executive in Wakefield to handle EL/PL claims for our clients, aiming for the best settlements and proactive progression. You will work in a hybrid setup, dealing with MOJ/non-MOJ portals and litigated claims while delivering exceptional client care.

The role offers a salary of £26,332–£37,500 with a discretionary annual bonus and generous holiday. You’ll analyse liability, draft statements, and manage settlements, requiring strong negotiation and

Qualifications

• You will be passionate about personal injury.
• You will be a strong communicator, with excellent negotiation skills.
• Experience with MOJ portal, non-portal and litigated personal injury claims.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent client care to our clients who have suffered from an injury.
• Analyze evidence and research liability, causation and quantum.
• Drafting documents including statements, pleadings and schedules of loss.
• Securing early interim payments and appropriate rehabilitation.
• Optimising your client’s settlement.
• Raise awareness of the department and developing your profile.

Skills

Strong communicator

Excellent negotiation skills

Client care

Tools

MOJ portal

Case management system

Job description

# ELPL Personal Injury Litigator – Wakefield Based* Location: Wakefield* Department: ELPL* Employment Type: ELPL Personal Injury Executive* Remote Status: Hybrid* Salary: £26332 – £37500Apply on TeamTailor**The Role**We are looking for a Personal Injury Executive to handle a portfolio of claimant fast track employer’s liability and public liability (EL/PL) injury claims for Minster Law clients, to generate fee income and contribute to the general success of the department. You will be responsible for delivering excellent client care to our clients who have suffered an injury because of an accident and negotiating with third parties to ensure we receive the best settlement figures for our customers in a proactive and timely manner, identify litigation opportunities where appropriate to ensure appropriate claim progression on behalf of customer. Experience with disease and RSI claims is desirable.**Core Responsibilities**• You will be responsible for delivering excellent client care to our clients who have suffered from an injury.• Analysis of evidence and research of legal issues on liability, causation and quantum.• Drafting documents including statements, pleadings and schedules of loss.• Securing early interim payments and appropriate rehabilitation.• Optimising your client’s settlement.• Ability to work with a task-based case management system to ensure regular contact is maintained with all clients, providing exceptional customer service and managing their expectations.• Raising awareness of the department and developing your profile.• To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business**Person Specification**You will be passionate about personal injury. You will be a strong communicator, with excellent negotiation skills and objectional handling. You will be able to deal with changing circumstances and challenging situations whilst still achieving objectives. You should be able to demonstrate experience working with MOJ portal, non-portal and litigated personal injury claims.**What’s in it for you*** An annual discretionary bonus scheme.* Hybrid working, offering our colleagues flexibility to work where they can provide the best support to our customers and colleagues alike.* 25 days holiday, which can increase up to 30 days in line with service.* “Time for Me” days which gives you the opportunity to take up to 12 additional days per year through condensed working.* Working in a platinum-accredited Investors in People organisation that’s committed to your development.* For more details on these and other benefits, check out our website.**Equal Opportunities**Minster Law is committed to equality and diversity and being a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone.We’re an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, neurodiversity, or disability status.You can read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on the Minster Law website.**Salary**The salary range for this role is £26,332 – £37,500 per annum.**Final note**The Recruitment Team at Minster Law would like to thank you for applying for Employment with us. Due to the high volume of applications, please note if you have not heard back from us in 10 working days, you have not been successful on this occasion.