Senior Associate Supervisor

ARAG Law are seeking a Solicitor or CILEX Practitioner as a Senior Associate Supervisor to join our growing Contract Disputes team within our Volume Litigation Department. As part of the Wider ARAG UK Group, which includes our market-leading Legal Expenses Insurance provision, ARAG Law enjoys a steady stream of varied and interesting work into the firm. 

As an Associate Supervisor in the Contract Disputes team, you will be responsible for the technical supervision of a small sub team, predominantly focusing on Small and Fast Track Claims Track matters. You may also from time-to-time, handle a caseload of no more than 10 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 low-end Multi 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, and coaching junior members of the team with their caseloads 

• Negotiate claims to a successful outcome through the most efficient and economic means

We are looking for candidates with the following experience & attributes: 

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX Practitioner; 
• Experience and knowledge of contract law and civil procedure is essential, including experience of running Fast Track value cases 
• Experience in supervising, mentoring and training junior colleagues 
• Articulate and confident in client care with an ability to embrace a changing environment in a new kind of law firm 
• Excellent client care skills 
• Ability to act on their own initiative and knowing when to seek assistance 
• Competent at adapting style to communication need 
• Familiar with SRA standards and obligations 

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.