Partner - Large Loss

Department: Insurance Litigation

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham, UK

Description

This role is responsible for managing a significant personal caseload of complex defendant catastrophic injury (large loss) pre-litigated and litigated claims, received from motor insurance clients.

As a senior member of the insurance litigation team, this role is also responsible for taking an active lead on team development & mentoring, leading business development efforts and taking on more complex fee-earning matters.

Reporting directly to the Head of Insurance Litigation, the role should also assist with setting team strategy and managing performance as required.

Key Responsibilities

Fee-Earning

• Manage a varied caseload of complex defendant catastrophic (large loss) matters.
• Demonstrate a creative and innovative approach to dealing with claims.
• Assist insurer clients in devising strategies aimed at achieving exposure containment and reduction.
• As well as managing a personal caseload of more complex matters, this role is responsible for taking on additional workload where necessary in the instance that the department is nearing full capacity.
• Provide ongoing technical support on matters for more junior fee-earners.
• Ensure personal legal knowledge is kept up to date and new advancements are communicated to the wider team.

Assisting Management

• Attend monthly fee-earner meetings with the wider team. Contribute where required as a senior member of the team.
• Attend regular one-to-one meetings with the Head of Insurance Litigation and Chief Executive Officer - report on departmental priorities and financial performance as necessary.
• Provide supervision of matters for more junior fee-earners, sign off work as and when required.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of fee-earning matters within the team - regularly assess capacity of fee-earners and delegate work effectively where required by the Head of Insurance Litigation.
• Work alongside the Head of Insurance Litigation to proactively drive performance of the team - conduct meetings with more junior fee-earners where necessary.

Business Development

• Take an active lead in managing the client experience. Attend client meetings where necessary.
• Engage in high-level client relationship contact and development.
• Report regularly on business development figures to senior management.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will:

• Have between 4-6 years' experience in large loss work in the insurance litigation arena.
• Possess excellent client care and communication skills.
• Have a sound knowledge of IT systems and processes, such as the Microsoft suite.
• Be a hard-working and highly-motivated individual with the ability to work cohesively as part of a larger team.

Disclosure will be required in the event that a position is offered.

Benefits

What we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Bonus potential
• Great working environment at our offices
• Career development opportunities
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Options to buy & sell 1 week's holiday
• 1 week's holiday carry over
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Staff card discount scheme for local shops
• Social days and evenings on the firm
• Monthly food on the firm for all staff
• Staff discounts on legal services