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

We are currently recruiting for a Solicitor 3 YRS+ PQE to join our Glasgow Insurance Team.

Working in the dedicated insurance team based out of Glasgow with your own varied caseload of predominantly pre and litigated disease claims as well as EL/PL claims, motor/fraud and assist with high value and complex claims.

We receive direct instructions from both insureds and insurers, as well as local authorities.

You will be responsible for the running of the day to day of your cases including liaising with clients, opponents, court, witnesses and undertaking your own liability investigations.

Main duties and responsibilities

Predominantly PI including EL, PL and Disease and Motor

Work as part of a team providing a comprehensive range of legal advice and representation to the team’s clients

Assist the Team Manager and other Partners with their cases, client development, client training, networking and potentially public speaking where required

Complete MI procedures as and when required

Achieve set financial and chargeable targets

Ensure relevant deadlines, SLAs, quality measures and KPI’s are adhered to

Comply with relevant policies and procedures

Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

You may also be required to carry out tasks that fall within the wider remit of the role.

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

Ideally you will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have:

Previous experience at managing the defence of EL/PL casualty claims is essential

Previous experience at managing the defence of motor/fraud/disease claims is desirable

Excellent knowledge of Court of Session and Sheriff Court procedure preferable

3YRS PQE+

Experience of handling own caseload

Good influencing skills

Good communication skills

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Excellent interpersonal and team working skills

Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets

Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative

Flexible approach to work and a willingness to travel

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

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer.

Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations.

The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation."

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans – We See the possibility in you.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;

28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)

Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment*

Healthcare cover/ Medicash

Pension plan

Life Insurance 4 x salary

Interest free travel loan scheme

Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service

Discounted gym membership

Discounted dental scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Offers & discounts

Great reward and recognition scheme

*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

Please note

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

Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.

We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)

Weightmans operates a strict 'preferred supplier list' (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles or any other introductions from both our PSL and non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile or introduction without instruction from a member of Weightmans’ recruitment team, we will reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency’s terms nor being liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment, or meet the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying