As a Personal Injury Advocate, you will play a crucial role in representing clients in various legal proceedings, ensuring the provision of high-quality advocacy services. You will handle cases within all the firm's Legal Departments, including Stage 3 hearings, Infant Settlement hearings, CMCs, CCMCs, and directions hearings.
Your role will also involve exploring and expanding the firm's advocacy services to attract new clients. Providing advice, conducting research, performing analysis, and drafting documents as needed are essential aspects of this position. Additionally, you will contribute to the development and delivery of advocacy training for trainee solicitors and other legal advisers, working closely with the Legal Training Department
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the provision of advocacy arising from cases within the legal departments
- To be able to provide advice to legal advisers and managers on the best format to present cases at Court
- To assist in developing appropriate processes and documentation for the case management system in relation to representation at Court
- To identify cases where commercially it would be tactically advantageous to settle or proceed to a final hearing
- Keep up to date with all industry changes including case law, legislation and other matters of relevance
- Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment
- To provide guidance on technical issues involving quantum, liability and litigation to other members of the Legal Departments
- To highlight any potential risks to management
- To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business
Experience and Knowledge
- Must be a Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive Litigator and Advocate
- A solid working knowledge of the CPR, legislation and relevant case law
- Excellent advocate and litigator with strong drafting skills and the ability to recognise issues as they arise and provide commercial sound solutions
- Team player and acts as a role model to colleagues, working to achieve business and team goals
- Excellent research and problem solving skills with the ability to convey complex legal and factual issues to a variety of audiences
- Ability to provide clear direction and advice and be accountable for advice provided
- Competent working with a case management system and good knowledge of MS Office
Here at Carpenters group diversity and inclusion matters, it is integral to our culture and we welcome applications from everyone. We celebrate difference and believe in equal opportunities for all.
About us
Here at Carpenters Group, we’ve been providing legal and insurance services across the UK for over 30 years.
We’ve grown from a small law firm into a 1500 people strong team made up of insurance professionals, legal experts and best in class corporate services, working across seven office locations.
We work in partnership with household name insurers to deliver a variety of fully outsourced claim solutions. We also represent individuals who need expert legal support.
As a great place to work our core values underpin how we behave. Our working environment is positive and informal, and we encourage people to work together to perform at their best.
We understand that our success as a business depends on the success of our people, which is why we invest in your training, development and social projects, helping everyone to connect and grow.
No matter what stage of your career, at Carpenters Group there is a place for you to achieve your potential.
Benefits
- Minimum 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Hybrid working model
- 2 x Volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
- Matched Giving – up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity
- Medicash cash plan – claim back dental / physio / optical appointments
- My Medicash App – including access to rapid digital physiotherapy and skin cancer screening assessments plus fitness videos and wellbeing tools
- Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping through Medicash extras
- Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
- Pension scheme
- Funded driving theory test
- Active network of Wellbeing Champions – providing mental health support
- Training and development opportunities
- Funded social events to connect with your colleagues
- Dress for your day policy