Litigation Executive; EL​/PL

This is a new role in an established team, you will be a confident Litigation Executive/Solicitor with 3 years’ experience in dealing with Employers, Occupiers and Public Liability matters. You will have conduct of around 80-100 fast track cases. You will be targeted on both the settlement of cases and issuing Court proceedings at the correct juncture, as well as customer survey scores.

You must be confident in working to a case plan and setting estimated settlement times on all cases, ensuring cases progress well and smoothly towards conclusion.

Client care is absolutely the foundation of our company’s values, coupled with a respectful internal culture, so a confident personable approach is essential.

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year i ncluding bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, plus l ong service award 3 days extra holidays after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on Linked In)
• Monthly voucher awardsfor winning nominees

• Running of 80-100 litigation files, which will include mostly Employer’s, Public and Occupier’s liability cases but may also include some RTA cases
• Reporting to your Team Leader and Head of Department
• Arrange medical appointments and review medical reports
• Carry out quantum reviews and case valuations
• Perform Risk Assessments during the life of the case and report to the ATE provider with updates
• Review and take instructions from the client upon receipt of offers
• Understand the correct juncture to make offers
• The ability to time record accurately
• Court document drafting and preparation of court bundles
• Drafting briefs to counsel
• Must be familiar with current legislative provisions
• A competent and working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules
• Drafting witness statements to a high standard
• To act at all times with honesty and integrity

• Good experience running cases from start to end and utilising the Court process if settlement cannot be reached.
• Solid knowledge of Part 7 and Part 8 Civil Procedure Rules
• Ability and confidence to conduct application hearings and CMCs
• Knowledge of pre-action disclosure processes
• Appropriate experience in EL/PL cases
• Excellent organisation and file management skills
• The ability to work with a case management system
• Target Driven
• Must be able to work as part of a team structure as well as autonomously
• Articulate drafting of written communication

We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.

We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector.

Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry — because we understand that…