VACANCIES
Newly Qualified Solicitor
Salary: £38,000
Hours: Full Time (35 hours)
Location: Edinburgh
Winn Solicitors (Scotland) LLP offers a market-leading one-stop-shop accident management service, focusing on all elements of the claims process to help our clients deal with the fall-out of a non-fault accident.
An exciting opportunity has arisen due to Business growth for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join our team in Edinburgh to work with public liability, RTA, and employer liability claims.
This position is full-time (35 hours per week) with a successful firm offering attractive benefits and genuine career progression opportunities.
Employee Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and an additional birthday holiday.
- Three-day bonus holidays for full attendance.
- Option to buy and sell 5 holidays per year.
- Additional holidays for long service.
- Training, development, and career progression opportunities.
- Fully funded recognised training and qualifications.
- Bike to work scheme (T&Cs apply).
- Pension scheme contribution (T&Cs apply).
- Company social events.
- Employee Assistant Confidential Helpline.
- Death in service insurance (3x Salary).
- Staff referral bonus scheme.
- Annual flu jab and eyecare scheme.
Job Description
Your responsibilities will include:
- Maximise income per case through the recovery of damages to include hire, repairs, recovery and storage.
- Prepare and conduct the case thoroughly ensuring the ingathering of all requisite evidence.
- Deliver a level of client care in accordance with service level agreements.
- Report issues, problems and compliance breaches in a timely manner to the appropriate level of management.
- Ensure compliance with information security policies including data confidentiality and the operational security of the information systems used.
- Any ad hoc or additional duties as deemed fit and appropriate by the Management Team for this post and the associated level of responsibility attached to it.
Person Specification
- Must be admitted in Scotland – Newly Qualified (NQ).
- Understanding of credit hire would be desirable.
- Court litigation experience including an understanding of Sheriff Court Procedures.
- In-depth drafting experience.
- Conduct hearings in the Sheriff Courts.
- Ability to deal with difficult clients, communicate effectively, and where appropriate give legal advice in relation to their claim.
- Experience in demonstrating effective teamwork within a commercial environment.
- Ability to identify where problems may arise and adopt a solution-focused approach.
Winn Solicitors is a specialist accident claims company, that provides an independent and trusted service in Scotland.