Property Dispute & Consumer Contract Solicitor

Location: Liverpool or Birkenhead Job Role: Providing legal advice to clients on matters involving property disputes and consumer contract disputes. Key Duties: * Advising clients on matters such as merits, prospects of success and proportionality, and carrying out an initial prospects assessment for each. * Interpreting the terms of a Home LEI policies and ensuring matters fall within scope of policy and advising clients appropriately. * Providing verbal and written advice to clients on matters of a consumer/contract law, property disputes ( in so far as they are covered by the LEI policy ). * Once a claim is accepted thereafter handling a caseload of generally pre litigated matters, collating evidence, expert reports, and details of losses sustained. Liaising with potential Defendants and bringing those cases to a conclusion. * Escalating more complex or litigated cases to a more specialist handler as and when necessary. * Providing general support and technical/legal support to the Home/LEI team on litigated and non-litigated matters as and when required. * Instructing Counsel if and when necessary. * Deal with claims ensuring a client focused service is provided. * Progress claims in a timely manner in accordance with the CPR, and SLAs in place. * Take a pragmatic commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks. Experience/Knowledge: * Solicitor, Member/Fellow of CILEx with experience in property and /or consumer/contract law. * Have a good working knowledge of general legal matters and any relevant case law and/or legislation and progressing claims/disputes in a timely manner; * Commercially minded, and able to see opportunities to optimise commercial relationships and opportunities and also outcomes on cases, both for the client and the firm. * Excellent IT skills with a sound working knowledge of Visual Files or a similar case management system and essential MS Office knowledge. Working knowledge of other PC software and interpretation of management information reports. * Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a calm and methodical approach to work, and a flexible and adaptable attitude to resolving issues. Benefits: * 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays * Hybrid working * Holiday buy and sell * Matched Giving – up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity * Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping * Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary) * Pension scheme * Training and development opportunities