Solicitor or Equivalent (Legal Support PI Onboarding)
Salary: DOE
Location: Southport/Liverpool/Hybrid
Solicitor or Equivalent (Legal Support PI Onboarding)
Location: Southport/Liverpool/Hybrid
Fletchers Solicitors Ltd have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Legal Support PI Onboarding Team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in undertaking assessments of PI leads conducted by our PI on boarding team with a view to identifying cases where there are sufficient prospects to proceed. In addition, they will provide legal guidance where needed to the On boarding (OB) team.
About Fletchers Solicitors:
Fletchers is a rapidly growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law. We are based in the North-West of the UK, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds & Southport, although many of our colleagues work from home as Fletchers offers Hybrid working. We offer a great work life balance, fabulous benefits, apprenticeships, and internal progression, around 10% of colleagues are currently working on apprenticeships or training contracts – more than ever before – and we are continuing to grow our L&D offering. We have a great culture and people that will support you and your goals.
Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse work force, which is why we welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive. Fletchers understand and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.
Main Responsibilities for the role:
- To review EL/PL/RTA/Product liability/Care Home leads for assessment of likely prospects as requested by OB.
- To audit RA1 rejects and ensure swift signing of any clients advised of rejection to prevent client loss.
- Ensure correct allocation on value and case type of cases between FT and SIL teams.
- Provide training, guidance and support to PI OB and Fletchers lawyers as necessary.
- To liaise with PI legal teams over the quality of decision making by OB and implement any required changes to ensure improved process.
- To provide legal/technical guidance in relation to general legal queries raised by OB team with specific emphasis on the complexities of EL/PL/OL cases.
- To help to drive performance of OB team by monitoring and reviewing teams acceptance and signed % rates to ensure they hit company monthly targets.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of handling PI claims
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent case management skills
- Good knowledge of PI cases dealing especially with complexities around all EL/PL/OL and care home cases to identify likely success on Breach and causation and submission to correct legal teams
- To have precise and high-level attention to detail
- Analytical skills and a methodical approach
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining high standards
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as a team member and independently and remotely
- Decisive decision maker. Ability to make quick assessment of a cases merits and justify decision made
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience of Proclaim or other software tools for example Adobe, Microsoft
We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.
In return Fletchers can offer:
- Competitive salary
- 35 hours working week
- Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
- 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
- Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
- Life Assurance Policy
- Medicash policy to cover some Dental, optical and other medical expenses
- Enhanced company sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
- Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
- Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
- Monthly voucher awards
So much has happened in the last year at Fletchers:
- We became Fletchers Group following several acquisitions – and have big plans for more growth.
- We offered legal colleagues more training contracts than ever before.
- Retained excellent rankings with both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
- We opened 2 new office locations in Leeds and Liverpool (alongside Southport and Manchester)
- We launched our first ever Associate and Partner programmes for senior lawyers.
- We launched the Fletchers Foundation charity to support injured people.
That’s just to name a few, check out our website for more!