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Location: Liverpool or Birkenhead

Job Role: Providing legal advice to clients on matters involving property disputes and consumer contract disputes.

Key Duties:

* Advising clients on matters such as merits, prospects of success and proportionality, and carrying out an initial prospects assessment for each.

* Interpreting the terms of a Home LEI policies and ensuring matters fall within scope of policy and advising clients appropriately.

* Providing verbal and written advice to clients on matters of a consumer/contract law, property disputes ( in so far as they are covered by the LEI policy ).

* Once a claim is accepted thereafter handling a caseload of generally pre litigated matters, collating evidence, expert reports, and details of losses sustained. Liaising with potential Defendants and bringing those cases to a conclusion.

* Escalating more complex or litigated cases to a more specialist handler as and when necessary.

* Providing general support and technical/legal support to the Home/LEI team on litigated and non-litigated matters as and when required.

* Instructing Counsel if and when necessary.

* Deal with claims ensuring a client focused service is provided.

* Progress claims in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR, and SLAs in place.

* Take a pragmatic commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks.

Experience/Knowledge:

* Solicitor, Member/Fellow of CILEx with experience in property and /or consumer/contract law.

* Have a good working knowledge of general legal matters and any relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing claims/disputes in a timely manner;

* Commercially minded, and able to see opportunities to optimise commercial relationships and opportunities and also outcomes on cases, both for the client and the firm.

* Excellent IT skills with a sound working knowledge of Visual Files or a similar case management system and essential MS Office knowledge. Working knowledge of other PC software and interpretation of management information reports.

* Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a calm and methodical approach to work, and a flexible and adaptable attitude to resolving issues.

Benefits:

* 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

* Hybrid working

* Holiday buy and sell

* Matched Giving – up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity

* Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping

* Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)

* Pension scheme

* Training and development opportunities