Aplica Ya: Solicitor

.Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive / Experienced ParalegalJob IntroductionWe are looking for Solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives or Experienced Paralegals to join our market leading Fraud team in CSG at DAC Beachcroft.Our Fraud team is a specialised multiple award-winning and dynamic team of lawyers defending both pre-litigated and litigated technical claims. It has a reputation for robustly defending fraud insurance claims and proactively tackling those organisations and professional enablers driving the claims, particularly within our projects and organised fraud specialisms. The team adopts a collaborative approach where both reactive and proactive investigation is promoted, working hand in hand with our clients and law enforcement agencies such as IFED and the new Regional Fraud teams.This role offers office based, hybrid or remote working but you may be asked to come into our Birmingham office at least once a month or for training and client events as required.The leadership team comprises Associates, Legal Directors and Partners who are very experienced and well respected by clients and who will help to support you to succeed.What work will you do?We have roles available across our Motor, Casualty and Vehicle Hire teams, work includes:Defending and investigating exaggerated claims, fabricated claims, fabricated accident circumstances, substituted injury, staged accidents and organised fraud.Speaking with clients and interviewing witnesses.Analysing evidence and asking questions of experts.Instructing our intelligence team to conduct investigation.Considering sanctions to include recovery of costs, injunctions, committal proceedings and police referrals.Our work has resulted in a number of outstanding successes for our clients including findings of fundamental dishonesty in civil courts, committals to prison for contempt of court, Appeal wins, police referrals and remedies for recovery of costs. The success of the team is due to innovative legal strategies, the use of sophisticated data analysis, our people and their expertise.What you will doBe responsible for a caseload of predominantly litigated claims, with an appropriate level of supervision, potentially across a number of different clients. These claims will all have fraud concerns and be managed under Delegated and Non-Delegated authority agreements.Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience.Ensure full compliance with clients' SLAs and DAC Beachcroft's internal protocols.Demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own portfolio.Achieve annual billing budget and record 1440 chargeable hours per year (if full time).Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.G. attending marketing events and client training as required.Build an awareness of the Firm's other services, developing effective internal and external networks