Paralegal/Solicitor - Commercial Litigation

1 month ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time

We're a national law firm with a local reach.
Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' – something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams.
But we're more than just a law firm – we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs.
Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We'll value you for who you are and what you bring.
We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators.
Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing This is a superb opportunity for either a Paralegal or a Solicitor to join our commercial legal expense insurance team who specialise in property claims, in this role you can expect to develop your knowledge and expertise by working as part of a successful team in one of the UK's leading law firms.
This role can be performed from either our Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester or Liverpool office.
The successful candidate will work across a wide variety of claims for; damages to property, nuisance, and trespass, most of which are funded through legal expenses insurance.
Examples of claims in nuisance would be disputes over rights of way, rights to light, loss of support to land and flooding, whereas, trespass claims are typically boundary disputes, so determining the location of a boundary line and considering whether ownership of land has been acquired over time (adverse possession).
Irwin Mitchell form part of the insurance panels and therefore receive direct instruction from insurers to handle such claims.
Once received you will be expected to work closely with clients (both businesses and individuals), ensuring you are thoroughly investigating their issues and providing them with exceptional legal advice to achieve the best possible outcome in their claims.
About You We're looking for a technically sound Paralegal/Solicitor who has experience handling property disputes, specifically those arising under legal expense insurance, our ideal candidate will have the following: Qualified via traditional SRA route or CILEX (Solicitor Level) The ability to provide clients with sound, thorough legal advice; Demonstratable technical experience gained within property litigation; The ability to manage caseloads whilst maintaining attention to detail and a seamless service; Demonstratable experience working across claims for property damage, nuisance, trespass and landlords and tenants; If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
Generous and flexible pension schemes.
Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid) Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported.
This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose.
We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.
It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process.
This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

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