Local Government & Property Damage Solicitor

Weightmans; Birmingham; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Weightmans is recruiting a lawyer to join the Local Government Team in Birmingham or Leicester to handle high-value property damage claims and related casualty work. The role involves assisting with pre-action and litigation, managing caseloads, and developing autonomy for larger matters.

The successful candidate will support on disclosure, witness and expert evidence, and liaise with clients, opponents and courts while meeting deadlines and targets.

Qualifications

• Experience handling or assisting on property damage or casualty claims.
• Interest in technical disputes and litigation.
• Ability to manage own caseload and meet deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Assist on predominantly PL property damage claims involving residential and commercial properties and infrastructure.
• Support senior fee earners with case management, legal research, drafting witness statements and instructions to experts and counsel.
• Attend client meetings and court hearings.
• Respond promptly to correspondence from clients and other parties, with or without supervision.
• Meet set financial and chargeable targets and support business development activities.

Connaissances

Property damage claims

Casualty claims

Legal research

Witness statements

Court hearings

Client liaison

Formation

Law degree (LLB/GDL)

Outils

Case management software

Description du poste

About your new role

Our Market Leading Local Government team provides a full,expert service in defending public (PL) and employers' liability (EL) claimsacross the public sector. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providingdefendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty areas. Weoperate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and LocalGovernment teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicatedCasualty Fraud team.

We are currently recruiting for a lawyer to joinourLocal GovernmentTeambasedineither Birminghamor Leicester.

We seek a lawyer to assist on high value and complexproperty damage claims as a result of escapes of water and waste frominfrastructure, natural flooding, and tree roots and invasive species at thepre-action stage and litigated through the High Court TCC for Local Governmentand Statutory Bodies. As part of your role, you will also have conduct of yourown lower value FT/MT property damage claims with the opportunity to progressto gaining more autonomy and handling the larger value and complex claims withexperience. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer with a realinterest in dealing with technical disputes and litigation.

You will be responsible for assisting on large scaledisclosure exercises, the preparation and obtaining of witness and expertevidence, and meeting court deadlines together with the running of the day today of your cases including liaising with clients, opponents, court, witnessesand undertaking your own liability investigations.

Your key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Handlingor assisting on predominantly PL property damage claims involvingresidential and commercial properties and statutory infrastructure,including water and waste assets and the highway.
• Assistingsenior fee earners with various tasks including general case management,legal research, drafting of witness statements, instructions to expertsand counsel, reports to clients and preparation for court hearings
• Attendingclient meetings and court hearings
• Respondingpromptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries fromclients and other parties, with and without supervision
• Achievingset financial and chargeable targets
• Supportingthe team’s business development activities

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will beexpected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fallwithin the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will have experience handling or assisting on propertydamage claims, or previous experience of handling casualty claims, and agenuine, demonstrable interest in the work.

We also require you to have:

• Experienceof handing PL, EL, Highways claims
• Aproactive and forward-thinking mindset
• Awillingness to ask questions and engage with the whole team
• Experienceof handling own caseload
• Gooddrafting skills
• Goodinfluencing skills.
• Goodcommunication skills.
• GoodIT skills
• Goodwritten and communication skills
• Goodtime management and organisation skills
• Goodattention to detail and concentration
• Abilityto multi-task and prioritise
• Abilityto work to strict deadlines
• Abilityto work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Knowledgeof CPR procedure with proven technical ability

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where youcould bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward toreceiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join ouraward-winningorganisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.

Weightmansis a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’sTop Employers awards, and rankingtop 10in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

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