Litigation Assistant

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Are you passionate about helping individuals seek justice and navigate the legal landscape? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a drive to excel in a dynamic legal environment? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

As a Litigation Assistant, you will play a crucial role in managing a caseload of pre-litigated cases, primarily focused on personal injury claims for our union members. These cases cover a variety of scenarios, including road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, and public liability claims. You will be joining the team on a full time, permanent basis, based out of our Newcastle office.

Responsibilities

• Conducting investigations and gathering evidence to determine whether litigation is warranted.
• Preparing cases for issuance, excluding drafting of Claim Forms and Particulars of Claim.
• A wide range of tasks such as initial merit assessments, obtaining liability evidence, pre-action disclosure, securing medical evidence when necessary, instructing non-medical experts, making disclosure decisions, assessing claim values, and liaising with clients, witnesses, experts, unions, third parties, and defendants
• Producing all your work with minimal assistance from administrative and support staff
• Proficiency in using provided equipment and case management systems is essential, you will be fully trainer on our specific case management system, Mattersphere.
  
  

Person Specification

• Knowledge of personal injury law
• Familiarity with Pre-Action Protocols, Civil Procedure Rules, and funding procedures
• Ability to work efficiently, accurately, and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Outstanding client care skills
• Ability to follow instructions and make informed decisions
• Has an understand of case management systems and proficient in utilising the Microsoft suite e.g., Word, Excel and Outlook
• Capability to take delegated tasks from start to finish with minimal supervision
  
  

In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.

Thompsons has been fighting for the injured and mistreated for over a century, using the law to keep people safe and change lives for the better.

Leading civil rights lawyer, Harry Thompson, established Thompsons Solicitors in 1921 with a vision to use the law to provide protection for working people. Today, that vision lives on in our expert litigation teams who together form the most experienced personal injury and employment practice in the UK.

Throughout our history, we have been involved in every major fight against unfair working practices - and we are still doing it today.

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