Solicitor

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2021 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public and employers' liability claims, particularly workplace, public sector and claims against the emergency services. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these specialist areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated workplace, public and police teams.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Assist a partner & team handling a caseload of local authority claims, including highways, social care cases, and all other types of local authority litigation work. This will include Public Inquiry & Inquest work.
• Understand and advise on new and developing areas of law such as the evolving duty of care, human rights, defamation and data protection/information law.
• In part, the role will involve reviewing large volumes of documents, summarising them, preparing them for disclosure to other parties in litigation, and reporting on liability, value and tactics
• Achieve set hours and billing targets
• Meet deadlines, and comply with procedural requirements from clients and the firm
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

• Previous experience of managing a personal injury caseload, although not essential
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and concentration
• Excellent collaborative and team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Flexible approach

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.

• We're committed to diversity and inclusion and to creating an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.  For more information please click  on the following link:

https://www.weightmans.com/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion