Associate

**This is a fantastic opportunity to join a top 100 law firm based in Wakefield. We are looking to hire an Associate to join our Employment Law Team**

**About us**

Minster Law Solicitors is wholly owned by BHL UK Ltd, a UK subsidiary of BHL, a highly successful, cash generative and profitable international Insurance Services Group. Established in 2006, Minster Law is one of the UK’s leading personal injury claims providers to the motor insurance market. As well as personal injury, we also offer advice to clients in relation to employment, consumer and property disputes.

**Our values**

When you join the team here at Minster, you will be joining an Investor’s in People Platinum accredited organisation, which demonstrates our commitment to high performance through great people and a strong company culture that focuses on trust, respect, openness and inclusion. Our values are ‘stand together’, ‘be courageous’ and ‘find a way’ and this embodies everything we do.

**How we work**

We encourage and support agile working to allow our colleagues to get the best out of their day. As long as we continue to ensure that our customers, partners, business and colleagues needs are met, we believe colleagues can work where they feel will be most productive - at home, in the office or other suitable venue. By allowing our colleagues the ability to work in an agile environment, we believe this encourages and creates a more fluid approach to how we work, to stimulate productivity, creativity and engagement.

**Our Benefits**

We also offer great benefits at Minster so we can reward our colleagues for the great work they do and to say thank you. This includes a generous bonus scheme, matched pension scheme, insurance benefits, health and wellbeing support, discounts, regular reward incentives, study sponsorship and great social events.

**Giving Back (CSR)**

Being able to support our local communities is important to us and is a key part of who we are. We have a strong Corporate Social Responsibility agenda and a host of activities to support this. This includes working with charities and groups that help to improve the lives in our local communities. This commitment to improving and supporting our local communities is embedded into our working lives so much that we actively encourage our colleagues to spend one day a year volunteering by giving them a day off.

**The Role**

Handling a portfolio of cases within your area of expertise within the Personal Legal Services department, delivering an excellent service to our clients whilst ensuring consistency of process, and delivery of KPIs set within Minster Law. The caseload is predominantly Legal Expenses Insurance work but support will also be provided to the Internal People Team.

To provide technical supervision and mentoring to colleagues within both the legal and helpline teams. You will be an ambassador of the business, contributing to the department strategy and growth.
- Responsible for own Claimant caseload within your area of expertise from initial instruction through to settlement/closure.
- Provide technical guidance to the junior colleagues on a portfolio of claims both litigated and non-litigated.
- Conduct technical and quality training where necessary as well as regular technical review and supervision of your teams’ caseload.
- Deliver excellent client care to each of our clients.
- Liaise with the Manager and HR regarding any staff issues.
- Support our internal People Team with defendant employment matters including ad hoc advice and case preparation and advocacy for any Tribunal matters
- Ensure cases are progressed in accordance with the Law Society and company policies and procedures.
- Ensure reports, MI and records are completed by agreed deadlines to ensure the Manager has the information required to ensure appropriate controls are in place for both regulatory and internal audit purposes.
- Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment.

**Person Specification**
- Qualified solicitor or Fellow of CILEx with a minimum of 8 years PQE
- Previous experience acting as a technical referral point for colleagues, providing training and guidance to more junior or new team members.
- Proven track record of managing Employment claims as the lead fee earner within a similar role, experienced litigator with strong technical ability and practical knowledge of the tribunal court procedures.
- Interest and experience mentoring junior or developing colleagues, team player who acts as a role model to your colleagues.
- Strong professional profile and experience developing the profile of the firm within the employment law field. Committed to developing the Employment Team and Minster Law brand internally and externally.
- Accountable for achieving objectives in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining high standards of work quality and client care.
- Strong communication skills and excellent time management.
- Commitment to delivering