Senior Associate - Catastrophic Loss

The role

DWF is seeking a Senior Associate - Catastrophic Loss with 5+ years of experience to join their Major Injury & Casualty team in London. This role focuses on handling complex, high-value catastrophic and large loss claims within the Insurance practice area, supporting Partners and managing a personal caseload.

What you'll do

• Manage your own caseload of high value claims, compromising of a variety of defendant catastrophic injury, EL/PL, and Motor matters ranging in value from £100,000 – £20m+ in value
• Draft pleadings, reports to clients, attending court hearings, working to court deadlines, liability investigations, gathering evidence, instructing experts and considering interesting medical causation issue
• Prioritise work effectively and to maximise efficiency in working practices, adhering to court deadlines and directions, as well as the client's service level agreements
• Build working relationships internally and externally in order to maintain client relationships, develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs
• Assist Partners and own your own caseload involving injuries of the utmost severity such as brain injury, spinal injury, amputations, polytrauma, brachial plexus injury, severe psychiatric injury, and chronic pain of £100,000+ value

What we're looking for

Benefits