RTA Team Leader

RTA Team Leader -

Salary up to £55,000 per annum plus Bonus

Manchester - Hybrid working

Benefits

• 3/2 days working from home pattern shift
• 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days (3 days reserved for Christmas closure of the office)
• 3 Holiday buy backs per year
• Day off for your birthday
• Private medical insurance after length of service
• Death in Service - 2 x salary
• Enhanced Maternity Leave payment if you have over 1 year

The Firm

A well-established Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Law firm, ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies.

This firm is committed to their employees with a wide range of great benefits including hybrid working and bonus incentives, they also have an active social committee with a generous departmental social budget.

Minimum of 4 years PQE (Solicitor or Cilex)*

Duties:*
The successful candidate will be a hands-on manager who will also handle their own caseload of litigated RTA matters and manage a team of RTA fee earners.

• Undertake discussions and negotiations with Insured, Insurer, and Third-Party Solicitors to pursue the rapid and appropriate settlement of cases and the apportionment of costs
• Review liability, damages, and evidence
• Assess liability disputes and issue Court proceedings as appropriate
• Undertake Court Telephone Hearings to ensure progress is maximised and all actions have been undertaken to bring the case to settlement
• Progress cases from inception to conclusion
• Prepare Court Bundles and brief Counsel where necessary
• Efficiently use Proclaim case management system

Requirements

• Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload.
• Management experience
• 1-2-1 meetings
• Genuine tenacity.
• A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.
• Knowledge of the civil procedure rules
• Knowledge of the Proclaim case management system.
• You must be able to work under limited supervision
• Manage your own time effectively, with initiative and discipline
• You must be able to work to targets and deadlines

Does this sound interesting? Then we would love to hear from you to discuss the opportunity further.