Solicitor / Casualty and Professional Risk

DAC Beachcroft; Belfast City; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft in Belfast is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join the Casualty and professional risk team. You will handle a varied caseload of pre-litigation and litigation matters for over insured clients, with training and support provided.

Role involves professional and commercial risk, clinical negligence and employment matters, with opportunities for growth and exposure to high-value claims under supervision. Flexible, collaborative firm culture emphasized.

Qualifications

• Proven communication skills at all levels.
• Excellent relationship and client handling skills.
• Ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an academic approach.
• Team oriented with willingness to share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of pre-litigated and litigated work.
• Screen matters for prospects and liaise with clients on instructions.
• Review instructions and provide client advice on case prospects.
• Resolve claims through negotiation and litigation within client service standards.
• Instruct experts and counsel, draft Witness Statements and Court documents.
• Maintain contact with clients and manage their expectations.
• Meet performance measures (financial performance, realisation rates, KPIs).
• Support Partners in delivering case clinics and training to clients.
• Support supervision of junior colleagues and assess high value claims.

Skills

Communication skills

Client handling

Commercial mindset

Team oriented

Adaptability to change

Job description

Solicitor / Casualty and professional risk

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Belfast

Description

Due to continued success and growth, DAC Beachcroft’s Casualty team is seeking to appoint an experienced lawyer to join our market leading team that works with over 40 insurance companies and self-insured corporates.

This role is open to Solicitors.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and well-respected team handling a variety of claims including professional and commercial risk, clinical negligence and employment matters on behalf of Defendants, with exposure to more complex matters under the guidance of experienced supervisors and senior lawyers. Full training and ongoing support will be provided to help you thrive in the role.

What you will do?

You are expected to provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to our clients in the management of claims. With the support of a supervisor and team manager you will be expected to:

• Be responsible for a varied caseload of pre-litigated and litigated work.
• Screen matters for prospects and liaise with clients upon receipt of instructions.
• Review instructions and provide client advice on case prospects.
• Resolve claims through negotiation and litigation within client service standards.
• Instruct experts and counsel, draft Witness Statements and other Court documents.
• Maintain contact with our clients and their customers whilst proactively managing their expectations.
• Meet individual performance measures (financial performance, realisation rates and other KPIs).
• Support the Team Partners in delivering case clinics/surgeries/training to clients
• Support the Team Partners and legal directors on discrete tasks on high value technical claims
• Support the Team supervisors in training and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Authorised lawyers will support the supervision of entry level paralegal colleagues
• Ensure that the DAC Beachcroft brand and standards are maintained.

Who you are

This role is suited to litigation practitioners, ideally those with experience in handling claims in one or more of the following areas:

1. Claims dealt with under the clinical negligence practice directions and protocol in Northern Ireland,
2. Claims dealt with under the commercial court practice direction and protocols in Northern Ireland and/ or
3. Claims before the Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal.

• Proven communication skills at all levels
• Excellent relationship and client handling skills.Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues as well as able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority
• An ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues
• Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
• Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/Work-with-us/Whats-in-it-for-you
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!