Grade C- Serious Injury Solicitor (Grade C)- Multiple Hires

Themis Recruit Ltd; United States; À distance; USD 56 000 - 93 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Themis Recruit Ltd is seeking a qualified solicitor or FCILEx to manage a remote portfolio of serious injury claims. You will work closely with the lead fee earner, handling chargeable tasks, and maintaining excellent client communication.

Responsibilities include drafting, liaising with multidisciplinary experts, and mentoring juniors while driving cases forward in a target-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or FCILEx with track record in serious injury claims.
• Able to liaise with multi-disciplinary experts.
• Strong negotiation and objection handling.
• Excellent client care and attention to detail.

Responsabilités

• Know every case inside out and plan the resolution.
• Progress actions swiftly with the lead fee earner.
• Handle chargeable work under the fee earner's direction.
• Meet clients face to face and by phone.
• Liaise with medical experts, case managers, care experts, architects, and others.
• Research liability, causation and quantum.
• Draft statements, pleadings and schedules of loss.
• Secure early interim payments and rehabilitation, and optimise settlements.
• Maintain the case management system up to date.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Perform well in a target-driven environment.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Negotiation

Objection handling

Case management systems

Excel

Word

Attention to detail

Time management

Client care

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Formation

Qualified Solicitor

FCILEx

Outils

Excel

Word

Case management system

Description du poste

This is a remote position.

You'll support a portfolio of claimant serious injury claims — predominantly RTA, with complex technical issues and quantum. Cases typically range from £200,000 to £1,000,000.

You'll work closely with the lead fee earner, taking on chargeable work and helping drive cases forward.

What You'll Do

• Know every case inside out — the key disputes, the plan to resolve them
• Progress agreed actions swiftly, working to the plan set with your lead fee earner
• Handle chargeable work under the fee earner's direction
• Meet clients regularly, face to face and by phone
• Liaise with a multi-disciplinary team — medical experts, case managers, care experts, architects, forensic accountants, counsel
• Research and analyse liability, causation and quantum
• Draft statements, pleadings and schedules of loss
• Secure early interim payments and appropriate rehabilitation, and optimise settlement outcomes
• Be a reliable point of contact for clients and other parties
• Keep the case management system up to date
• Build strong working knowledge of common issues in serious injury claims
• Liaise with Finance on disbursements and accounts
• Prepare documents for client meetings, conferences and settlement meetings
• Raise your profile and the department's — including work with APIL, Headway and SIA (case reporting, articles, testimonials)
• Mentor junior team members where appropriate
• Perform well in a target-driven environment
• Take on other reasonable tasks as the business needs

How You'll Be Measured

Your KPIs and objectives will be agreed with you directly. Regular one-to-ones with your line manager will track progress and flag where support or development is needed.

What We're Looking For

Essential

Legal professional — Qualified Solicitor or FCILEx — capable of justifying a Grade C rate Track record assisting with or managing serious injury claims, comfortable liaising with multi-disciplinary experts Genuine commitment to client care Strong communication skills — including negotiation and objection handling Able to hit objectives at pace without dropping quality or care Comfortable with case management systems, Excel and Word Sharp attention to detail, well organised, good time management

Desirable

• Positive, self-motivated, uses initiative
• Team player, natural mentor to junior colleagues
• Keen to build your profile in personal injury and links with bodies like Headway, SIA and APIL
• Resilient — adapts well when things shift, without losing sight of the goal
• Ambitious about your career in personal injury

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 23 days’ annual leave + birthday + bank holidays.
• Income protection, critical illness and death-in-service cover.
• Bupa dental plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Weekly onsite wellbeing classes and programmes.
• Discounted onsite restaurant and café.
• Secure bike storage.