We are looking for an enthusiastic Paralegal to join our Defendant Litigation team at DAC Beachcroft based in Belfast.
Our team advises leading insurers and household-name corporate clients on defending claims of varying types, values, and complexity.
In this role, you will work within our Motor Injury team, managing cases involving motor injury, credit hire, and property damage. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and gain experience in a specialist area of litigation.
Please note that for the first 6 months in this role you will be expected to attend the office 5 days per week.
As a Paralegal within the Motor Injury team, your day to day will look like:
- Managing and assisting with a varied caseload of pre-litigation and litigated matters under appropriate supervision, including disputed liability cases and attending Court/Counsel.
- Meeting individual performance targets, including financial metrics, realisation rates, settlement rates, and average claim spend.
- Supporting marketing and business development activities, such as attending client events and training sessions.
- Ensuring quality control and compliance on your caseload, including accurate and timely management reporting.
- Maintaining awareness of firm procedures and strategies.
- Developing technical knowledge through training and relevant publications.
- Handling confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols.
We are happy to hear from graduates or those with customer service/retail experience who are team players and have the passion for learning. We'd also like to hear from Paralegals who may already have experience working in a legal environment.
You will have;
Essential:
- Genuine interest in motor work and commitment to meeting client needs.
- Ability to take a commercial approach to legal issues while maintaining high-quality service.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with clarity and confidence.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively.
- High attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, high-standard work.
- Ability to comply strictly with client requirements and SLAs.
- Alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles: Clear, Creative, Determined, and Supportive.
Desirable:
- Experience in handling or assisting with motor litigation claims (not essential).
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Flexible, self-motivated, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
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High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/Work-with-us/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.
