Litigation Solicitor

Gallagher; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the UK is seeking a qualified Litigation Solicitor to manage complex motor claims, ensuring compliance and delivering exceptional service. The role involves handling high-value claims and mentoring team members. Ideal candidates will have expertise in motor uninsured loss recovery handling and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Volunteering days

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Expertise in handling complex pre- and post-litigated cases.
• Ability to conduct negotiations to achieve swift settlements.
• Strong understanding of compliance with client service level agreements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex claims.
• Conduct telephone and correspondence negotiations.
• Support the development of team members through training.

Skills

Expertise in motor uninsured loss recovery handling

Strong communication skills

Self-motivation and initiative

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose.Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here.We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence.Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and Qualified Litigation Solicitor to join our corporate client-specific motor claims handling team.

This role involves managing a complex pre- and post-litigated caseload, providing technical support across the department, and ensuring compliance with client service level agreements and key performance indicators.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional claims handling services, mentoring team members, and contributing to the overall success of the department.

How you'll make an impact

• Handle a portfolio of complex, high-value, and client-sensitive claims to exemplary standards, ensuring compliance with office protocols and client requirements.
• Conduct telephone and correspondence negotiations with third parties, insurers, and representatives to achieve swift settlements.
• Maintain 100% data integrity on the case management system and ensure adherence to financial protocols, including The Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Act as a referral point for litigation queries, review and approve litigation documents, and monitor litigated cases listed for trial to ensure positive outcomes.
• Provide litigation training for handlers, assist with progression reviews, and support the development of team members through technical progression programmes.
• Support auditing processes, assist with ad hoc projects, and provide technical assistance or training to other offices as needed.

About you

• Qualified solicitor.
• Expertise in motor uninsured loss recovery handling within a legal or insurance setting.
• Demonstrable self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to work independently within a structured framework and collaborate effectively with peers and managers.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.