Job Description

DAC Beachcroft is looking to appoint a Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive with around two years\' experience to join our Defendant Personal Injury team (Claims Solutions Group). The successful candidate will join our market leading team focusing on sport, animals and pet claims who advise insurers and well known household names in their defence of claims of all values, types and complexity.. In addition to working on cases in these specialist areas, the successful candidate will work with the team Partner to develop these specialisms further. This is a very unique opportunity for the right candidate to develop their litigation expertise into a number of very prominent and developing niche areas.

While previous experience in sport, animals or pet claims is not a pre-requisite for this role, a keenness to work in at least one of these focus areas is important. While the role itself is based in Birmingham, we would accept CVs from across England and Wales in light of our flexible working and location blind approach.

What\'s in it for you?

As well as offering high levels of flexibility and a great work life balance, we offer a well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits) alongside real opportunities for growth and progression. We actively encourage colleagues to make use of our professional funding scheme to complete legal or business qualifications relevant to your role.

At DAC Beachcroft our Flex Forward policy means that we have relaxed core hours and colleagues are able to flex their hours across the day and week. For more information please review the following link -

There are regular in person and remote social events organised for colleagues at DAC Beachcroft , not to mention the opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities, including volunteering or becoming an ally for one of our inclusion and diversity or business network groups.

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!

What you will do

• Effectively running the file to ensure deadlines are met and cases managed proactively to conclusion.
• Ensure work is carried out effectively to meet the needs of the clients, the commercial requirements of the firm and the quality standards to include:
• Adherence to internal and client SLAs, KPIs and protocols.
• Achievement of agreed financial targets.
• Prompt billing and collection of WIP and disbursements.
• Prompt and accurate provision of MI.
• Devising a clear case strategy which is adhered to, ensuring cases are run smoothly and balance the commercial interests of both the Firm and the client.
• Contribute to Business Development and client relationship activity in support of the Client Relationship Partner where required.

Who you are

• A qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with around 2 years litigation experience.
• Good organisation skills, able to work to deadlines, prioritise own workload and meet conflicting demands.
• An ability to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues. High standard of written and oral communication skills.
• Able to produce work to a high standard, with excellent attention to detail and concern for quality of service.
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm\'s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK\'s top-ten insurers, we are 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-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the \'Leading Individual\' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the \'Excellence in Business Development\' and \'Excellence in Technology & Innovation\' categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards - the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the \'Crisis Management Team of the Year\' award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the \'Business Development Innovation Award\' at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as \'Cyber Law Firm of the Year\' at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit .

What you need to know about applying

At DAC Beachcroft, we don\'t just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you\'re good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.

We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Note for Recruitment Agencies - the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable. Our recruitment team can be contacted at

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