Solicitor / Associate (Team Manager) - Property Recoveries

Department: CSG - Property (Insurance / Damage / Recoveries / Subsidence)

Location: Birmingham

Description

DAC Beachcroft's Claims Solutions Group Property team provides solutions to the Insurance Property Recovery Sectors.

Our specialist property and recovery team provides expert and practical advice over a range of areas:

• Public Liability / Property Damage claims
• Property subsidence
• Property recovery
• Fraud recovery
• Credit hire recovery
• Motor recovery
• Travel recovery
• Casualty recovery

The role is for the position of Supervisor of litigated and non litigated Fast and Intermediate Track cases and non litigated £100k+ matters. We are looking to recruit someone who will either be remote based or Birmingham based.


What you will do?

Through effective management, supervision and coaching of fee earners, to be accountable for the following:

• This role will be managing a group of lawyers handling litigated and non-litigated Fast and Intermediate Track cases and non litigated £100k+ matters, whilst maintaining your own reduced caseload of litigated and non-litigated fast and Intermediate-track work.

Supporting with client demand including monitoring, nurturing, and sending out client MI, and attending and presenting at client review meetings.

Support to the team partner around client account management and business development

The role will entail a high degree of client contact with one of our key clients. This will include attending and presenting at performance review meetings, provision of accurate MI data, providing client training, responding to client queries and dealing with complaints.


Who you are

• The successful candidate must be a qualified solicitor or ILEX Litigator and have the sufficient technical ability to supervise the team.
• A high level of personal compliance with DAC Beachcroft Group protocols and procedures.
• Evidence of achievement of personal financial performance.
• Evidence of commercial acumen.
• Evidence of effective people management skills including the ability to motivate, coach and mentor team members at all levels.
• Have strong litigation skills and experience.
• Have existing experience of property recoveries work and either experience or a desire to gain experience of travel recoveries work

Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

Evidence of previous supervisory experience

Evidence of providing high levels of client service and client management skills.

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!



We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com