Local Government & Property Damage Solicitor

About your new role

Our Market Leading Local Government team provides a full,
expert service in defending public (PL) and employers' liability (EL) claims
across the public sector. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing
defendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty areas. We
operate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and Local
Government teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicated
Casualty Fraud team.

We are currently recruiting for a lawyer to join
our Local Government Team based in either Birmingham
or Leicester.

We seek a lawyer to assist on high value and complex
property damage claims as a result of escapes of water and waste from
infrastructure, natural flooding, and tree roots and invasive species at the
pre-action stage and litigated through the High Court TCC for Local Government
and Statutory Bodies. As part of your role, you will also have conduct of your
own lower value FT/MT property damage claims with the opportunity to progress
to gaining more autonomy and handling the larger value and complex claims with
experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer with a real
interest in dealing with technical disputes and litigation.

You will be responsible for assisting on large scale
disclosure exercises, the preparation and obtaining of witness and expert
evidence, and meeting court deadlines together with the running of the day to
day of your cases including liaising with clients, opponents, court, witnesses
and undertaking your own liability investigations.

Your key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Handling
  or assisting on predominantly PL property damage claims involving
  residential and commercial properties and statutory infrastructure,
  including water and waste assets and the highway.
• Assisting
  senior fee earners with various tasks including general case management,
  legal research, drafting of witness statements, instructions to experts
  and counsel, reports to clients and preparation for court hearings
• Attending
  client meetings and court hearings
• Responding
  promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from
  clients and other parties, with and without supervision
• Achieving
  set financial and chargeable targets
• Supporting
  the team’s business development activities

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be
expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall
within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will have experience handling or assisting on property
damage claims, or previous experience of handling casualty claims, and a
genuine, demonstrable interest in the work.

We also require you to have:

• Experience
  of handing PL, EL, Highways claims
• A
  proactive and forward-thinking mindset
• A
  willingness to ask questions and engage with the whole team
• Experience
  of handling own caseload
• Good
  drafting skills
• Good
  influencing skills.
• Good
  communication skills.
• Good
  IT skills
• Good
  written and communication skills
• Good
  time management and organisation skills
• Good
  attention to detail and concentration
• Ability
  to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability
  to work to strict deadlines
• Ability
  to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Knowledge
  of CPR procedure with proven technical ability

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you
could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to
receiving your application.

Please Note: We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

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All Locations

Birmingham, Leicester

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Position

Local Government 1

Salary Details:

Dependant on experience

Contract Type:

Permanent

Full Time or Part Time?

Full Time