DAC Beachcroft is excited to be expanding our national Motor Injury team with several new Supervisor opportunities.
Our Motor Injury team is known for its forward‑thinking approach and market‑leading expertise—not just in handling claims from a litigation standpoint, but in going further. We continuously track behaviours, analyse emerging trends, and translate these insights into tailored strategies that help insurers stay ahead. Our work doesn’t just respond to the market; it actively shapes it.
Direct Supervision and Management of a team of handlers who will have responsibility for volume pre litigated and litigated cases.
Through effective supervision and support of lawyers, to be accountable & responsible for the following:
- Technical supervision of claims
- Delivery of Day one training and ongoing training in line with Motor Injury induction process.
- All interim and performance reviews, including probation reviews
- Absence management
- Cascading and communicating information
- Motivating and engaging the team, as well as overseeing their well-being
- Ensuring files are run pro-actively and effectively to conclusion by the relevant lawyer, with appropriate SLA and deadlines met
- Ensuring that lawyers carry out work effectively to meet the needs of the clients and the commercial requirements of the firm
- Ensuring any emerging risk or compliance issues that are raised by lawyers within a case are addressed and managed in conjunction with the Team Partner in the first instance
- Effective allocation of work amongst the team to meet the skills and technical knowledge of the individual whilst ensuring work is carried out profitably for the firm and client
- Raising and dealing with any complaint or any escalated risk or compliance issues appropriately
In addition the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience. Support marketing and business development activity within the team (e.g. attending marketing events, client training, clinics and shadowing days).
- Handle a caseload of pre-litigated & litigated injury claims and achieve measures.
- Maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans.
- Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions and reading appropriate publications.
- You will be required to handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
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You will be a qualified Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer with the ability to conduct litigation or if you are nearing the end of your training contract or Solicitor Apprenticeship, we'd love to hear from you too.
- Have demonstrable experience of handling a caseload which includes personal injury, credit hire or similar case types.
- A high level of personal compliance with client SLAs, protocols and KPIs
- Good people management skills including the ability to motivate, coach and mentor team members at all levels
- IT skills - Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
- Prioritisation & Organisation skills – A strong ability to organise their own time, identify priority tasks and know when to ask for help.
- Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify what is not right/out of the ordinary.
- Commercial sense – The ability to know the principle or law but also know when is it worth pursuing it.
- Interpersonal skills – The ability to get on with a team, speak to a customer on the phone and meet a client.
- Resilience – The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback. In addition the ability to be resilient and manage own caseload with competing demands of the team.
- Be a positive and approachable role model
- Aptitude to learn – The ability to retain knowledge and put into play new skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
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High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
- A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- In person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
