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RTA Lawyer
Road Traffic Accidents
About Us
Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers’ liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers’ and public liability, road traffic accidents, and industrial disease.
We are ranked 64th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 20% year on year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.
Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.8 (Excellent), placing us among the highest rated firms in the sector.
The Role
We are currently seeking an experienced lawyer to join our RTA department. The successful candidate will ideally have 2+ years’ PQE or be CILEX qualified, although candidates qualified by experience will also be considered. We place greater value on tenacity, ability, and enthusiasm than on formal qualifications.
The role involves managing your own caseload of predominantly pre- and post-issue Fast Track RTA cases.
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Responsibilities:
- Managing a caseload of RTA claims from cradle to grave
- Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients
- Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements
- Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court where necessary
- Working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
- Collaborating with colleagues to ensure successful case outcomes
- Keeping up to date with relevant legal developments and regulatory changes
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Person Specification:
- Proven billing track record handling a litigated caseload from cradle to grave
- Demonstrable tenacity and drive
- Strong focus on progressing cases through litigation to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients
- Experience handling Fast Track RTA cases; although the caseload is predominantly non-portal, portal experience is essential
- Sound knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, relevant case law, and litigation trends, with the ability to apply these effectively
- Experience managing litigated files from inception through applications and challenges to trial or disposal hearing
- Previous experience using the Proclaim case management system is advantageous
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Salary & Hours
- Salary dependent on experience
- A very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears
- Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday
Benefits
- Hybrid Working: 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation
- Holidays:
- 23 Days Holiday, rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays
- Extra Holidays: 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement
- Health & Well-being:
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Annual flu jab
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 onsite Gym
- Netball/Football team
- 10km Manchester team and more
- Work Life / Balance:
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget
Recruitment Process
- Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.
- Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.
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