Professional Negligence Associate

These are exciting times at ARAG Law as we are going through a period of positive change and sustained growth across our Litigation teams. As a result, we are expanding our Commercial Litigation offering and have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as Associate in our Professional Negligence team.

The Professional Negligence team sit within our larger Complex Litigation function and are a highly skilled and supportive team who specialise in intermediate and multi-track professional negligence claims, as well as ancillary claims arising from these cases, including property misrepresentation claims.  The team also deal with wider commercial litigation cases as and when demand requires this.

You’ll be managing a varied caseload of mainly claimant-based Professional Negligence cases across a range of professions, acting on behalf of both individuals and business clients. You’ll ensure you’re your work is delivered with a close eye to risk management and a high level of client service excellence, as well as resolve disputes in a commercial manner, either via the Courts or the use of mediation and other ADR techniques.

This is a hybrid role that can be full-time or part-time (minimum 4 days a week or equivalent hours).

You’ll have previous professional negligence experience from either a claimant or defendant perspective (essential), coupled with a good grasp of the Civil Procedure Rules and the applicable pre-action protocols and experience of resolving cases via mediation and other forms of ADR.

We’re also looking for high levels of client care and an ability to advise on technically complex matters in a clear and understandable format. Alongside professional negligence cases, the team deals with a significant number of property misrepresentation claims, so experience of this case type is also helpful, although not essential as training can be given.

Other candidate requirements include:

• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality performance against deadlines, KPI’s, targets and SLA’s.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and presentation skills, and able to communicate confidently in a clear, practical and informative way.
• Proactive approach to managing your own caseload to a very high standard.
• Clear and demonstrable understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct.

Additional Information:

Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work, and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high-quality legal solutions accessible and affordable for everyone.

Only a 5-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads station we have newly refurbished, modern city centre offices. Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, and we encourage our people to work flexibly and achieve a work-life balance that suits them. We will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package that includes:

• 25 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Inclusion in our Health Cash plan
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK.
• Option to join our Sports & Social Club, who organise discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips.

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It’s our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.

Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG UK are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas.

We have historically focussed on delivering legal services to customers solely via our Legal Expenses Insurance products, which provides a steady workload of litigated cases in areas such as;

• Personal Injury
• Litigation & Dispute Management
• Employment
• Business & Commercial

We believe these are exciting times for DAS Law as part of the wider ARAG UK and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high quality legal solutions accessible and affordable.

You can expect to join an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career in ways that traditional law firms cannot. We are also committed to supporting continued professional development and promote both internal Training Contracts and alternative routes to qualification (SQE/CILEX).

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.