Supervisor Casualty EL/PL - Litigated Claims Handler

Bydand Recruitment Services Limited; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote options

Hybrid options

Office-based option

Job summary

A leading national insurance law firm is seeking an experienced Supervisor (Solicitor/CILEXLawyer) to join its Casualty Injury team and take the next step into a supervisory role within a supportive, high‑performing environment. The role focuses on Employers' Liability and Public Liability claims, with UK-wide coverage and flexible working options (remote, hybrid or office‑based).

You will manage a small team of paralegals, supervise case progression, and contribute to business development and

Qualifications

• Solicitor/CLA/Paralegal with EL/PL or PI experience.
• Supervisory experience is advantageous but not required for applicants stepping into a supervisory role.
• Strong technical knowledge of EL/PL litigation and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and managing a small team of paralegals handling EL/PL/mixed-value claims.
• Providing technical supervision and ensuring files progress efficiently and compliantly.
• Conducting interim and performance reviews and supporting development planning.
• Monitoring financial performance and ensuring targets/KPIs/SLAs are met.
• Managing workload allocation, deadlines, and file quality across the team.
• Identifying and escalating risk and compliance issues where appropriate.
• Handling a small caseload of EL/PL matters, including higher-value claims when required.
• Acting as a client contact and supporting business development and client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Litigation knowledge

Education

Solicitor/CLA/Paralegal qualification

EL/PL or PI experience

Job description

Supervisor(Solicitor/CILEXLawyer)-EL/PL

AleadingnationalinsurancelawfirmisseekinganexperiencedSupervisor(Solicitor/CILEXLawyer)tojoinitsgrowingCasualtyInjuryteam.Thisisanexcellentopportunityforapersonalinjuryprofessionallookingtotakethenextstepintoasupervisoryposition,withinasupportiveandhigh-performingenvironment.

Title: Supervisor Location: UK-wide Salary: Upto£65,000 DoE

TheRole

The teamspecialisesinEmployers'LiabilityandPublicLiability(EL/PL)claims,handlingabroadcaseloadoflitigatedmatters.Youwillplayakeyroleinmanagingandsupportingasmallteamoffeeearnerswhilealsomaintainingyourowncaseloadofmixed-valueclaims.

CandidatesbasednearBirminghamorSouthWalesareofparticularinterest,althoughapplicationsarewelcomednationwide.

KeyResponsibilities

• SupervisingandmanagingasmallteamofparalegalshandlingvolumelitigatedEL/PLclaims
• Providingtechnicalsupervisionandensuringfilesprogressefficientlyandcompliantly
• Conductinginterimandperformancereviewsandsupportingdevelopmentplanning
• Monitoringfinancialperformanceandensuringtargets,KPIsandSLAsaremet
• Managingworkloadallocation,deadlines,andfilequalityacrosstheteam
• Identifyingandescalatingriskandcomplianceissueswhereappropriate
• HandlingasmallcaseloadofEL/PLmatters,includinghigher-valueclaimswhererequired
• Actingasaclientcontactandsupportingbusinessdevelopmentandclientrelationshipinitiatives

AboutYou

• Solicitor,CharteredLegalExecutive,orexperiencedparalegalwithstrongEL/PLorpersonalinjuryexperience
• Priorsupervisionexperienceisadvantageous,butcandidateslookingtostepintoasupervisoryroleareencouragedtoapply
• Strongtechnicalabilityinlitigatedcasualty/personalinjuryclaims
• Confidentmanagingpeople,coachingandmotivatingteammembers
• Highlyorganisedwithstrongcommercialawarenessandattentiontodetail
• ComfortableworkingtoclientSLAs,protocolsandKPIs
• Strongwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills

WhyThisRole?

• Opportunitytojoinagrowingandwell establishednationalcasualtypractice
• Highlevelsofflexibilitywithremote,hybridandoffice-basedoptionsavailable
• Strongtrainingandsupporttodevelopleadershipandsupervisoryskills
• Clearprogressionopportunitiesandinvestmentinprofessionaldevelopment
• Competitivebenefitspackageandastrongfocusonwork-lifebalanceandwellbeing