Casualty Sports Solicitor

at  Weightmans

ABOUT YOU

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. We also require you to have:

• A proven track record of managing EL/PL personal injury claims, with a demonstrable understanding of the law relating to negligence and health and safety;
• Experience of managing sports claims is desirable;
• A genuine interest in sport and sports related claims;
• In depth knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules;
• Experience in undertaking disclosure exercises and document reviews;
• Experience in drafting documents including witness statements, instructions and reports;
• Ability to analyse information;
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills;
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

PLEASE NOTE

• We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.
• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public (PL) and employers’ liability (EL) claims, across the private sector and the public sector. Weightmans’ team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and public sector teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicated Casualty Fraud team.
We are currently recruiting for a Solicitor with 0-3 PQE to join our dedicated Sports Team in London.
Working in a dedicated Sports Team, you will your be responsible, under appropriate supervision, for the day to day management of your own varied caseload.
You will also assist Partners and Principal Associates in the defence of a wide range of claims, often high value and high profile, on behalf of sports’ governing bodies, competitors, sports clubs, and their insurers. Tasks will include assisting with significant disclosure and document reviews including e-Discovery, preparing witness statements, undertaking legal and factual research, drafting instructions to Counsel and experts, preparing reports to clients, preparing for and attending court hearings, attending client meetings and responding promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and other parties.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.