Senior Associate (Technical Supervisor) - Volume Litigation

These are exciting times at ARAG as we are going through a period of positive business change and sustained growth across our Litigation teams.  As a result, we now have a Senior Associate Supervisor opportunity in our Contract Disputes team within our Volume Litigation Department.

As a Senior Associate Supervisor in the Contract Disputes team, you will be responsible for the technical supervision of a small sub team, predominantly focusing on Small Claims Track and Fast Track matters. You may also from time-to-time, handle a caseload of no more than 10 consumer and commercial contract cases of Fast or Intermediate Track value, which will require you to:

• Assess the prospects of success of contract claims consisting of consumer and commercial contract disputes, for claimants and defendants, of a Fast and Intermediate Track value Act for clients.
• Negotiating and litigating claims through the Civil Courts if necessary, to trial.
• Provide an excellent customer service to clients of ARAG Law Assist the team’s Senior and Principal Associate managers when required.

This is a hybrid role – minimum days per week in the office. You can work full-time or part-time (min. 4 days a week, or the equivalent hours), and you’ll be based at our Bristol City Centre office.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in Contract Law and Civil Procedure Law and some previous people management experience. You’ll be a fully qualified Solicitor (or equivalent) with experience of running Fast Track value cases, and you’ll be adept at supervising, mentoring and training more junior colleagues.

You’ll be exceptionally customer focused, assertive, highly organised with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You’ll also be adept at proactively identifying customers’ complex issues and offering potential solutions, whilst following the correct processes, and you’ll be able to present expert legal advice in a precise, understandable and empathetic manner.

Additional information:

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. 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.

Our staff are at the heart of everything we do, and we encourage our people to work flexibly and achieve a work-life balance that works for them. We can offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package that includes:

• 27 days holiday, with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection and Group Legal Protection for all employees.
• European Motor Assistance
• Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work Scheme
• 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
• The option to join our Sports & Social Club who organise discounted events, such as theatre shows 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 helps businesses and individuals gain access to justice, and 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 ARAG 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.