Credit Hire Fee Earner

Sacco Mann; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

A growing firm is seeking a Credit Hire Fee Earner to join their specialist department in Newcastle! This Legal 500 firm wants to speak with experienced credit hire fee earners to deal with fast-track credit hire litigation claims.

The team focuses on obtaining compensation for clients suffering from personal injury, clinical negligence, and credit hire of house disrepair. You will be working on a full caseload and liaising with counsel, courts, experts, and witnesses. Other duties include:

• Checking and recording/dairying important dates (e.g. limitation, striking out, setting down, application for judgment, directions, assessment of damages, trial)
• Checking and reviewing initial information.
• Identifying and processing files to be rejected.
• Preparing files for the issue of court proceedings.
• Preparing files for CMC's, assessment of damages hearings, and trial.
• Preparing/presenting files for costing.
• Notifying accounts of disbursements incurred/to be recovered.
• Updating on the analysis of credit hire issues relating to need, period, rate, enforceability, etc., including consideration and analysis of basic hire rates reports.

To be considered, you will have a minimum of 1 year of litigation and credit hire experience. A strong understanding of core liability including causation, consent, and quantum issues, and experience in drafting simple schedules of loss is required.

If you are interested in this Credit Hire Fee Earner role in Newcastle, please get in touch with Chloe Murphy on 0113 467 9783 to find out more information, or if you have a CV to hand, please submit this for review.