Paralegal/Solicitor

Horwich Farrelly; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Private healthcare

Company pension

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to Work

Life insurance

EAP & Digital GP

Season ticket loans

Bonus scheme

HF Discounts Hub

Job summary

HF is expanding its Motor team in Leeds. We are seeking experienced Litigation Executives, Paralegals or Solicitors to manage a litigated caseload of small claims involving liability and vehicle damage.

You will work with a friendly, high-volume department, handling drafting, investigations and negotiations, with clear progression paths through training contracts, graduate apprenticeships and leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Experience handling litigated claims, preferably defendant
• Familiarity with the CPR and SRA Code of Conduct
• Knowledge of motor insurance is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Drafting documents, applications, offers and orders; manage cases in line with SLAs
• Attend telephone conferences and handle a litigated motor claims caseload
• Review quantum, value damages and formalise case plans; enter negotiations with third party solicitors and insurers
• Liaise with insurer clients and lay clients to progress files

Skills

Litigation experience

Defendant claims

CPR knowledge

Motor insurance

Job description

Paralegal/ Litigation Executive / Solicitor - Personal Injury Motor - Leeds

Our Motor team are growing, and we are seeking experienced Litigation Executives/Solicitors to join at our Leeds office to support our amazing growth journey!

What will you be doing?

This is a great opportunity for a Litigation Executive who is looking to build upon their experience, as you will be running a litigated caseload of small claims matters dealing with liability and vehicle damage claims.

You will assist other Litigation Executive/Claims Handlers as and when required with an average case load of 100 files, so having previous litigation experience dealing with claim handling a litigated caseload preferable a defendant case load is highly desired.

Some of the responsibilities you will be required to carry out are drafting documents, applications, offers, orders and directions, attending telephone conferences and managing cases in line with SLAs. Reviewing quantum, valuing general and special damages and formalising case plans as well as entering into telephone negotiations, liaising with third party solicitors and insurers, own insurer clients and lay clients.

This is what the Hiring Manager, Raheema, says about the role;

"The Motor volume area is a fast paced, high-volume department dealing with a range of cases. You will be working alongside a friendly and approachable department who will share their skillset and knowledge to help you succeed in the role leading to a number of opportunities for progression. This role would be a great opportunity for someone with an enthusiastic and positive attitude to be a part of a great team and a firm with exciting times ahead."

What do I need?

The ideal candidate would have experience in handling litigated claims, preferably with a focus on defendant cases. Familiarity with the CPR and the SRA Code of Conduct, along with their practical application and knowledge of motor insurance would be a huge plus.

You will need to bring an enthusiastic and self-motivated attitude with a desire to achieve and exceed targets combined with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The ability to demonstrate initiative and creative problem solving is desirable.

We would like to see a strong work ethic and a committed team player. We are a close knit and stable team that like to share ideas and experience with a view to achieving the best results that we can for our Clients.

Progression

As a firm we are fully committed to nurturing and growing talent, and part of that is recognising the results of an individual’s work and rewarding high performance.

Progression isn’t just limited to qualification. Many people within Motor department have had the opportunity to be promoted into management and operational positions and/or develop as technical specialists.

We have several routes on progression, from Training contracts, Graduate Legal Apprenticeship and pathways in becoming a Team Leader. All our training contracts are offered internally, and the firm offered a total of 28 training contracts in 2021/2022, a proportion of those are within the Motor and Casualty department.

Above all the firm values potential, if you are inquisitive, hardworking and passionate about achieving great results, HF is a great place to develop your career.

What’s in it for you?

We are not your stereotypical corporate law firm. We offer flexible working and have a relaxed dress code, you can be yourself at work!

We continue to place a firm emphasis on investing in our people and promoting internally, we are always looking to invest and grow our people.

We’re always looking to recognise and reward our people for the work they do. Here are just a few of the benefits you’ll have access to, as part of our team:

25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays), increasing to 30 days with service

Private healthcare provision

Company pension scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Life insurance and income protection

Employee Assistance Programme & Digital GP service

Season ticket loans

Flu vouchers

Bonus scheme

HF Discounts Hub

About the Company

HF is one of the UK’s leading providers of legal and handling services to the insurance and commercial sectors. Established in 1969, the firm currently provides legal services to 12 of the UK’s 20 largest insurers in specialist areas such as Counter Fraud, Large & Catastrophic Injury, Motor, Disease, Casualty, Aviation, Recoveries, Costs and Credit Hire.

Over the past 5 years, HF has expanded rapidly, significantly investing in it's people and adding commercial services to our traditional insurance client base.

We are an ambitious, independent, national law firm which genuinely does things differently with a forward thinking innovative approach that's built around our clients' needs - not our own!

Sounds great! What next?

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