Chartered Legal Executive

Why join us?

The Catastrophic Loss team at DWF is one of the largest in the UK and is nationally recognised. We act for a large number of well-known insurers, many of whom are household names, dealing with complex, catastrophic and large loss claims.

The team is currently recruiting for an experienced Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, or similar experience legal professional, who has litigation experience.

The Solicitor will be assisting a partner deal with a range of high value files up to £20m, including injuries of the utmost severity such as brain injury, spinal injury, amputations, polytrauma, brachial plexus injury, severe psychiatric injury, and chronic pain.

The team are based from our Southampton office and we are open to discussing flexible working patterns.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Our commitment to excellence, innovative solutions, and client service ensures that you will be part of a team that is recognized as a leader in the field by international legal directories such as Chambers and the Legal 500.

Responsibilities

As a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive in our Catastrophic PI team, you will engage in a wide range of activities, such as:

• Working with the wider team to manage and assist on a caseload of high value claims, compromising of a variety of defendant catastrophic injury, EL/PL, and RTA matters
• Drafting pleadings, reports to clients, attending court hearings, working to court deadlines, liability investigations, gathering evidence, instructing experts and considering interesting medical causation issue
• Prioritising work effectively and to maximise efficiency in working practices, adhering to court deadlines and directions, as well as the client's service level agreements
• Building working relationships internally and externally in order to maintain client relationships, develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs
• Building working relationships internally and externally in order to develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs
• Providing support and act as the 'go to person' for more junior members in the team

What will help you succeed in this role?

Essential

• 1 - 4 years PQE, preferable within litigation and/or catastrophic injury or serious injury experience is essential for this role.
• Technically experienced in and/or a real interest in Employers Liability, Public Liability, RTA and, catastrophic injury work
• Ideally experienced handling high value defendant personal injury files either in your own right, or as an assistant to more senior team members.
• Familiar with working in a commercial environment

What we offer?

We are committed to ensuring that each member of our team feels valued and duly rewarded during their time at DWF.

We are an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We aim to create a positive experience for all candidates and offer any adjustments or additional support needed. If you're excited about the opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all the requirements, please apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for the role or others across the wider team.

About us

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.