Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive / Experienced Paralegal - CIR Industries Litigation

DAC Beachcroft; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm is seeking a Solicitor, Chartered Legal Executive, or experienced Paralegal to join their Corporate Insurance and Risk team. The role involves managing complex claims for corporate clients, providing high-quality service, and building effective client relationships. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract based remotely in England and Wales, offering flexible work arrangements and a competitive remuneration package.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Opportunities for growth and progression

Flexible work-life balance

In-person and remote social events

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and analytical skills.
• Must be IT literate with knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Ability to prioritise and organise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist a partner with large loss motor and PL claims for corporate clients.
• Provide high-quality service in managing injury cases.
• Build strong relationships with clients.

Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Analytical skills

IT literacy (Excel and Word)

Prioritisation & Organisation skills

Resilience

Job description

Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive / Experienced Paralegal - CIR Industries Litigation

Application Deadline: 24 October 2025

Department: CSG - Corporate Insurance and Risk (Retail / Transport / Leisure / Construction)

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Remote - England and Wales

Description

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Solicitor, Legal Executive or experienced paralegal to join our Corporate Insurance and Risk (CIR) team assisting a partner on a mixture of Large Loss Motor EL and PL Casualty claims, predominantly for large blue chip Corporate clients.

Corporate Insurance & Risk (’CIR’) is part of CSG with a focus on advising Corporate clients in their defence of claims of all values, types and complexity. As part of our CSG strategy, we are looking to further develop and grow our business across our target corporate industries.

We are looking for candidates nationwide on a full time basis on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

What you will do?

• Working within the Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) team, you will assist a partner working on a mixture of Large Loss Motor, EL and PL claims, predominantly for corporate clients. The claims will be a mixture of pre-litigated and litigated cases to ensure continuity for the client. We will be looking for a candidate to work on a broad profile of cases, who can build strong, trusting relationships with clients.
• Provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to corporate clients in the management of injury cases.
• Build effective internal and external networks.
• Handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols.
• Comply with internal and external service level agreements.
• Record timely and accurate management information.
• Meet individual performance measures.

Who you are

We understand the value of diverse teams and we are therefore very open minded about the background and qualification of our new team members.

A successful candidate must have:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify key legal arguments and apply the same.
• IT skills - Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Prioritisation & Organisation skills – The ability to organise their own time, recognise what's a time pressure, what's important and when to ask for help.
• Resilience – The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback.
• 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://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/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!