[Hiring] Solicitor / CILEx Litigator @DAC Beachcroft

Role Description

We are delighted to announce that we are looking for a 0-4 year PQE Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer to join our property recoveries team on a permanent contract. The role is Claimant based and you will be responsible for working on property damage insurance recoveries covering a range of perils including fire, flood, impact and escape of water.

You will have an excellent opportunity to develop your legal skills, knowledge and career within a supportive team and an ambitious firm. DAC Beachcroft's Claims Solutions Group Property team provides solutions to the Insurance Property Recovery Sectors.

What you will do?

• Work within one of our Property Recoveries teams, predominantly a claimant based role.
• Undertake general recoveries tasks consisting of predominantly investigatory work on all fast, intermediate and multi-track files.
• Investigate liability on a variety of general recoveries claims, including escapes of water, flooding, impact, and fire damage.
• Handle your own case load, including negotiating quantum and settlement of damages with third parties.
• Obtain witness statements; contact relevant parties to obtain salient documents; draft letters of claim, issue proceedings, disclosure, instruct Counsel/experts, and progress a file through to Trial.
• Support marketing and business development activities within the team.
• Maintain an awareness of the firm's core strategies and aims.
• Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
• Exercise full compliance with client and internal protocols for billing and credit control.
• Demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own files.
• Achieve key measures set each financial year including a minimum budgeted annual target of 1440 chargeable hours per year.
• Become involved in marketing and client facing activities to build the business and your career.

This is an expanding business with good opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Be a Solicitor or CILEX Litigator, or have substantial pre-qualification experience.
• Be interested in and willing to learn insurance property damage law, including the basic principles of contract law and tort.
• Good communication skills to liaise with clients, intermediaries, and colleagues.
• Ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify key legal arguments, and apply the same.
• Commitment and enthusiasm with a professional attitude.
• Commercial awareness, resilience, and confidence.
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined, and Supportive).

Benefits

• High levels of flexibility and a great work-life balance.
• 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.