Industrial Disease Fee Earner

  • Bydand Recruitment Services Limited
  • Dec 13, 2022
Full time Legal

Job Description

Industrial Disease Paralegal / Litigation Executive / Fee Earner - NIHL - to £40,000

Industrial Disease Paralegal / Litigation Executive / Legal Executive - Various UK offices

Industrial disease Paralegal / Litigation Executive / Fee Earner - An industrial disease fee earner with particular NIHL experience is sought by this specialist team, whose key client is the UK Ministry of Defence ("MOD").

Opportunity in brief

  • Job title: Fee Earner - Paralegal / Litigation Executive / Legal Executive
  • Location: Various offices throughout the UK
  • Salary: to £40,000
  • Work pattern: 4 days remote and 1 day in office per week
  • Reports to: Team Leader
  • Previous Experience: Strong NIHL background sought either from a claimant or defendant background. Role offers fantastic progression.

Key client of firm

This is a fantastic opportunity offering access to a caseload of unique and often challenging matters for a high-profile client. The national industrial disease team of this top 50 law firm advises on a full range of occupational health matters including long-tail and short tail cases everything from NIHL and HAVS to mesothelioma cases.

The MOD is a stellar client within this practice area and instructs our client on a wide range of industrial disease matters. This role forms part of an ongoing project to build a dynamic team around this key client.

Desired experience

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

  • Proven experience in industrial disease work - especially NIHL
  • Ideally defendant experience, though claimant experience will be considered
  • A professional, focused approach to their work; and
  • A genuine enthusiasm for this particular area of industrial disease work.

Progression and development

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the leading names in defendant insurance offering an attractive salary and benefits. Just as important, this is an equally exciting chance to really develop your career with excellent training and exposure to quality work as opportunities to progress to more strategic roles within the team.

Flexibility on location

The MOD team is based from Coventry and Bristol, but thanks to the firm's hybrid working arrangement, candidates can be based anywhere in the country provided they are a commutable distance from one of the firm's offices.