Solicitor Scottland

Up to £50,000 per annum Pro Rata
Monday – Friday 9am- 5:30pm
Full Time & Part Time available
Permanent employment
Remote working available
We are currently recruiting for our client, is a dedicated personal injury law firm based in Liverpool. We have an outstanding team of Solicitors who are renowned for their expertise in Personal Injury, Employment Law, Foreign Injuries , Data Breach and even catastrophic events.
We deal with very high personal injury cases and have grown steadily over the past few years. As a result of our success, we are now looking for an experienced Scottish Law Solicitor with experience of working in a fast paced, cost driven environment to join the senior management team.
Responsibilities:
Limitation reviews- daily and then the 3-month reviews
Handling Court Service Emails
Incoming court post to check for orders/issues such as strike outs
Daily issue reviews
Running a case load of personal Injury cases in Scotland, an interesting and complex mix of Fast Track and Multi track cases in RTA, EL/PL.
Undertaking discussions and negotiations with Insured, Insurer and Third Party Solicitors to achieve rapid and appropriate settlements and apportionment of costs.
Undertaking Court Telephone Hearings
Timely and accurate maintenance of all case management, billing and management information systems
To proactively review every fee earners caseload systematically, identifying cases that need to be worked on and setting out a plan, identifying cases that can be issued, where a medical can be instructed, identifying cases much earlier that are in some difficulty and identifying cases where we can make post issue offers of settlement to increase profit costs
Working with the Directors for the best interests of the business
Correspondence and telephone calls
Reviewing files
Personal Specification:
4 years PQE in Scottish law
Senior experience in Litigation
High level of experience running personal Injury caseloads
Up to date knowledge of Scottish law
Experience of running of own caseload of litigated files
Ability to manage time and work load in a high paced environment
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year
Expected hours: No more than 37.5 per week
Benefits:
Additional leave
Company events
Company pension
Flexitime
Work from home
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus scheme
Experience:
PQE solicitor: 4 years (required)
Scottish Personal Injury law: 4 years (required)