PI Advocate

Carpenters Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Volunteer days

Matched charity donations

Medicash plan

Medicash app

Discounts on travel and shopping

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Driving theory test paid

Wellbeing support

Training and development

Social events

Dress for your day

Job summary

Carpenters Group in the United Kingdom seeks a Personal Injury Advocate to represent clients across the firm’s legal departments. You will handle proceedings, provide expert advice, conduct research, and draft necessary documents while contributing to advocacy training for trainees and advisers.

You will work closely with the Legal Training Department to expand advocacy services, attract new clients, and uphold high standards of professional conduct across practice areas.

Qualifications

• Must be a Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive Litigator and Advocate.
• Knowledge of CPR, legislation and relevant case law.
• Excellent advocate and litigator with strong drafting skills.
• Team player and role model driving business and team goals.
• Strong research and problem-solving abilities with clear, commercial guidance.
• Ability to provide clear direction and be accountable for advice.
• Competent with case management systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy arising from cases within the firm’s legal departments and advise on the best format to present cases at Court.
• Develop processes and documentation for the case management system related to Court representation.
• Identify cases where settlement or final hearings are strategically advantageous.
• Stay up to date with industry changes including case law and legislation.
• Deliver advocacy training and contribute to the Legal Training Department.
• Support colleagues with technical issues on quantum, liability, and litigation.

Skills

Litigation advocacy

Legal research

Drafting skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Barrister qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

As a Personal Injury Advocate, you will play a crucial role in representing clients in various legal proceedings, ensuring the provision of high-quality advocacy services. You will handle cases within all the firm's Legal Departments, including Stage 3 hearings, Infant Settlement hearings, CMCs, CCMCs, and directions hearings. Your role will also involve exploring and expanding the firm's advocacy services to attract new clients. Providing advice, conducting research, performing analysis, and drafting documents as needed are essential aspects of this position. Additionally, you will contribute to the development and delivery of advocacy training for trainee solicitors and other legal advisers, working closely with the Legal Training Department

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the provision of advocacy arising from cases within the legal departments
• To be able to provide advice to legal advisers and managers on the best format to present cases at Court
• To assist in developing appropriate processes and documentation for the case management system in relation to representation at Court
• To identify cases where commercially it would be tactically advantageous to settle or proceed to a final hearing
• Keep up to date with all industry changes including case law, legislation and other matters of relevance
• Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment
• To provide guidance on technical issues involving quantum, liability and litigation to other members of the Legal Departments
• To highlight any potential risks to management
• To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business

Experience And Knowledge

• Must be a Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive Litigator and Advocate
• A solid working knowledge of the CPR, legislation and relevant case law
• Excellent advocate and litigator with strong drafting skills and the ability to recognise issues as they arise and provide commercial sound solutions
• Team player and acts as a role model to colleagues, working to achieve business and team goals
• Excellent research and problem solving skills with the ability to convey complex legal and factual issues to a variety of audiences
• Ability to provide clear direction and advice and be accountable for advice provided
• Competent working with a case management system and good knowledge of MS Office

Here at Carpenters group diversity and inclusion matters, it is integral to our culture and we welcome applications from everyone. We celebrate difference and believe in equal opportunities for all.

About Us

Here at Carpenters Group, we’ve been providing legal and insurance services across the UK for over 30 years. We’ve grown from a small law firm into a 1500 people strong team made up of insurance professionals, legal experts and best in class corporate services, working across seven office locations. We work in partnership with household name insurers to deliver a variety of fully outsourced claim solutions. We also represent individuals who need expert legal support. As a great place to work our core values underpin how we behave. Our working environment is positive and informal, and we encourage people to work together to perform at their best. We understand that our success as a business depends on the success of our people, which is why we invest in your training, development and social projects, helping everyone to connect and grow. No matter what stage of your career, at Carpenters Group there is a place for you to achieve your potential.

Benefits

• Minimum 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working model
• 2 x Volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
• Matched Giving - up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity
• Medicash cash plan - claim back dental / physio / optical appointments
• My Medicash App - including access to rapid digital physiotherapy and skin cancer screening assessments plus fitness videos and wellbeing tools
• Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping through Medicash extras
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• Funded driving theory test
• Active network of Wellbeing Champions - providing mental health support
• Training and development opportunities
• Funded social events to connect with your colleagues
• Dress for your day policy