# Solicitor

**Company**: Davies
**Location**: Glasgow
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

We are seeking a Solicitor to join our Property Risks and Coverage team. As a Solicitor, you will split your time between assisting the partner and more senior figures within the team on large and complex disputes and managing your own personal case load.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

- Running your own case load of pre and post-litigation property damage files

- Adhering to court deadlines and managing files in accordance with court timetables

- Conduct of Court hearings

- Instructing experts

- Instructing and working with Counsel

- Carrying out detailed reviews of quantum

- Liaising with clients/other insurers/third parties

- Liaising with policyholders and witnesses

- Negotiating settlements

- Drafting pleadings/court documents

- Assisting other file handlers with their case loads

- Any other tasks as they arise to efficiently run your caseload

The successful applicant will have:

- Experience of handling pre and post-litigation damages claims

- Experience of insurer funded property damage work

- Experience of conducting court hearings up to and including Proofs

- Experience of drafting court documents and understanding of processes

- Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business

- An ability to organise workload, prioritise tasks, use initiative and proactively progress client matters

- Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required

- A keen eye for detail and an ability to analyse evidence

- Team player

- Self-confidence

- Good Literacy and IT skills

- Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met

Working Hours: 35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is home working. The office location is Glasgow.

## Skills

### Required
- handling pre and post-litigation damages claims
- insurer funded property damage work
- conducting court hearings
- drafting court documents
- good telephone and communication skills
- organisational skills
- ability to work under pressure
- attention to detail
- team work
- self-confidence
- good literacy and IT skills

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