We are delighted to announce that we are looking for a Solicitor/Chartered Legal Executive to join our property recoveries team in Bristol on a permanent contract. This role is within our Recoveries (DA) team and is a predominantly Claimant based role. 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's in it for you?
As well as offering high levels of flexibility and a great work life balance, we offer a well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits) alongside real opportunities for growth and progression. We actively encourage colleagues to make use of our professional funding scheme to complete legal or business qualifications relevant to your role.
At DAC Beachcroft our Flex Forward policy means that we have relaxed core hours and colleagues are able to flex their hours across the day and week.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
What you will do
The role is to work within the DA Property Recoveries team. This is predominantly a claimant based role.
Depending on workloads in the team the candidate will be asked to undertake:
General recoveries tasks consisting of predominantly investigatory work on all fast and multi-track files.
Investigating liability on a variety of general recoveries claims, ranging from escapes of water, flooding, impact and fire damage etc.
Handling their own case load, including negotiating quantum and settlement of damages with third parties.
Obtaining witness statements; contacting relevant parties to obtain salient documents; drafting letters of claim, issuing proceedings, disclosure, instructing Counsel/experts, progressing a file through to Trial.
The candidate will:
Exercise full compliance with DAC Beachcroft LLP protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own files.
Aim to achieve a minimum budgeted annual target of 1440 chargeable hours per year.
Handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols.
Who you are
Be a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, 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).
About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK's top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-12 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the 'Leading Individual' rankings.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work.
What you need to know about applying
At DAC Beachcroft, we don't just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you're good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.
We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
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