Business Division - Veritas Solicitors – Financial Mis-Selling
Role - Solicitor
Reports to - Department Team Leader Solicitor
Location - Cardinal House, Parsonage Gardens
Salary - £35,000 - £45,000 DOE
Hours of work - 35 Hours Per Week (Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm)
Employee Benefits
· Competitive salary £35,000 - £45,000 - (dependent on experience and ability)
· Hybrid working
· PerkBox + Online GP
· Birthday privilege
· 24 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + 1 day Birthday
· Employee assistance program
· Pension scheme
· Holiday buy scheme
· Bespoke training and development opportunities
· Convenient City Centre based - fantastic location!
· Growth and development prospects - opportunities to gain experience within your capacity and in line with the business which is exciting.
Company Information
Veritas Solicitors LLP is a busy multi-disciplinary practice based in Manchester City Centre, providing a personalised service to private and commercial clients alike. With areas of specialism including include Clinical and Medical Negligence, Financial Mis-selling, Data Breach, Civil Disputes, Professional Negligence, Commercial Property, Housing Disrepair, Personal Injury, Business Interruption Claims, Immigration and Private Client (Wills, Statutory Declaration, Powers of Attorney); Veritas Solicitors is fully capable of dealing with many areas of practice, meeting the needs of both individuals and businesses alike.
Our objective is to be the firm of choice for clients on their challenging legal issues and significant business transactions. We specialise in matters that require individual attention, exceptional experience, and a high level of sophistication. On offer is an intense, pragmatic and highly individualised focus on client matters drawing on substantial experience of advising a range of UK & International clients to achieve their goals.
Job Purpose
The requirement is for an NQ - 5 years+ PQE Solicitor for a full-time role in our Manchester office [M3].
Working within Financial Mis-Selling Litigation with a strong track record of assisting with or independently conducting litigation on client matters. You will be expected to provide an exceptional legal service and advice to clients, always operating with a ‘client first’ mind-set.
You will have a unique opportunity to work closely with our highly reputable team leader solicitor to establish yourself well within the department and firm.
Competency Requirements
· Responsible for managing a focused caseload of claimant Financial Mis-Selling cases from initial instruction to resolution of the claim.
· Providing clients with high quality, attentive and proactive legal advice.
· Providing assistance to other members within the team.
· Effective time-management, punctuality and organisation skills
· Achieving the business’s time recording and settlement/fee targets and assisting and enabling others in the team to do so.
· Delivering legal services in a manner which is cost-efficient for both the client and the firm.
· The ability to provide solutions for clients and communicate this in a way that they can understand, both in writing and on the telephone.
· A detailed approach to your the work and the ability to work to tight timescales when required.
· Highly organised and highly detail orientated.
· Good understanding of Civil Litigation with the ability to undertake research and to be able to apply this to cases.
· Demonstrating strong drafting skills including drafting letters of claim, letters of instructions to experts, instructions to counsel, preparing schedules of loss and drafting claim forms.
Skills & Qualifications
· NQ- 5 years+ PQE as a Solicitor Practiced in Civil Litigation.
· Experience in Financial Mis-selling, desirable but not essential.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- What is your current salary?
- What is your notice period?
- Reason for applying/looking?
Experience:
- Civil Litigation: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M3
