Senior Legal Litigation Specialist
1 week ago
About Us
At Direct Line Group, our mission is to make law easy and accessible to everyone. As part of the Direct Line Group, we provide legal services to over 50,000 DLG customers each year. Our growing list of services includes personal injury, employment, property, inheritance, and contract litigation. We also support our parent group, litigating on their behalf.
The Role
You will report to the Contracts Team Leader, and will gain exposure to an exciting and varied caseload to include consumer contracts, professional negligence, and inheritance matters. There is also potential for supervising some of our more junior staff as well as leading on multi-track files.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate and clear legal advice, managing clients' expectations, explaining decisions and the steps in the claims process clearly and succinctly; always ensuring the fair treatment of clients.
- Take all reasonable steps to settle claims and recover costs.
- Record time spent accurately and maintain accurate system records.
- Identify learning & development needs and opportunities for self and wider team progression.
- Support the strategic development of department best practice, product performance, and the customer experience through continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' PQE in this field.
- Experience of dealing with Professional Negligence or Inheritance claims is desirable.
- Experience of collaborating within a high performing team.
Location: Bristol or Leeds
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
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