Senior Solicitor

Ampa Group; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Solicitor to manage a caseload in Uninsured Loss Recovery, handling multi-million pound recoveries. Responsibilities include investigating liability, negotiating with defendant solicitors, and coaching sub-team members. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers a hybrid working model and embraces flexibility in the workplace.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Agile working model

Long-term client relationships

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritise and produce high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Pro-active approach in documenting and handling cases.
• Ability to respond to sudden client demands.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of claimant multi track cases.
• Investigate liability and establish negligence.
• Negotiate quantum with defendant solicitors.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Good communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Ability to negotiate

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Solicitor / Associate / Legal Director - Uninsured Loss Recovery

Department: Corclaim - ULR - ULR - ULR - 3302
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Birmingham
Reporting To: Ian Evans

Description

The role:

• Managing your own caseload and conducting litigation on multi track matters, including some multi million pound recoveries, arising from damage to property and public infrastructure.
• Supervising a high-performing sub-team handling matters in the fast and intermediate track.
• Delivering exceptional results to meet internal and client expectations.

The Team

Corclaim is our niche Uninsured Loss Recovery team which consists of specialists who focus solely on recovering uninsured losses for businesses in both the public and private sectors covering Motor, Property and Highways recovery. We recover these costs and losses from the “at fault” party or their insurers, aiming to overcome opposition challenges to retrieve maximum recoveries quickly and efficiently. Our philosophy is built around a core appreciation of what is important to our clients and how we can maximise their financial recoveries whilst protecting their reputation in the market. We are committed to building long‑term relationships with our clients, and as such tailor our services to be delivered in line with the values of any organisation we work with.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing your own caseload of claimant multi track cases
• Investigating liability by gathering/assessing evidence and establishing negligence
• Negotiating quantum with defendant solicitors or representatives
• Instructing and liaising with experts
• Drafting legal proceedings and dealing with all aspects of litigation / compliance within the civil procedure rules
• Instructing and liaising with counsel
• Conducting and attending hearings where necessary
• Supervising sub‑team fast and intermediate track claims handling – coaching, providing guidance and sharing best practice to maximise results
• Maintaining client relationships and attending review meetings where appropriate

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• The ability to prioritise well and produce a high standard of work, sometimes under tight time constraints, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills whilst maintaining team processes and procedures
• A pro‑active approach in documenting and handling tasks / cases
• The ability to cope and respond to sudden client demands
• Good communication skills, a personal manner and the ability to negotiate matters.
• An analytical, problem‑solving approach

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work. We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, London, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford‑upon‑Avon, Sheffield & Tunbridge Wells. This role is a hybrid opportunity from our Birmingham hub. Please check out our benefits.

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Corclaim, as part of the Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.