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Serious Injury Team Leader
Job Posted: 12 hours ago
Salary: £ 49,600 - 62,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: WF2, Durkar, City and Borough of Wakefield
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Purpose of the role
The Team Leader will provide supervision and technical guidance as well as overall leadership to a team of Serious Injury Fee Earners (). Caseloads are predominantly RTA and range in value from £25k up to £125k.
You will provide end to end technical support and coaching on cases, be responsible for the adherence to our robust supervision framework as well as be accountable for delivery of your teams’ objectives and KPIs.
The role holder will require a sound technical knowledge of personal injury (RTA) work as well as experience of supporting and developing team members through effective coaching and mentoring.
To be part of the Serious Injury leadership team that helps deliver growth, engagement excellent customer service and performance.
Key Accountabilities
· Be an ambassador for Minster Law. A role model, bringing to life our core purpose and values through inspirational leadership and technical expertise.
· Act as a technical referral point for your team members, providing guidance on issues relating to the effective management of their cases, both litigated and non-litigated in order to ensure the best customer outcome in a cost-effective way.
· Protect client caseloads of your team through effective governance of milestones being achieved accurately and on time.
· Identify and implement litigation tactics to improve customer outcomes and maximise income generation.
· Where appropriate, ensure that complex cases are identified and highlighted inline with internal procedures for progression to Multi Track Team.
· Similarly, where appropriate, ensure that cases identified as fast track cases are highlighted in line with internal procedures for transfer to Fast Track Team.
· Optimise supervision across the team ensuring consistent application of standards, process, and working practice.
· Conduct file reviews and other technical supervision required under internal management controls.
· To support the Management Team in ensuring effective governance controls and measurements are in place to track and report progress.
· Provide effective coaching and feedback to team members, highlighting any issues identified to improve the quality of client outcomes.
· Support performance improvement of team members through creating and maintaining smart support plans.
· Be comfortable leading and developing a diverse team of newly tenured colleagues as well as experienced senior Fee Earners.
· Work with the Management Team to create a culture of continuous improvement and high levels of staff engagement and contribute to the overall operational plan.
· To understand the Minster Law cost process and provide technical support to fee-earners.
· Identify process issues and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve these.
· Identify training needs and skills gaps across the Team.
· Work with leadership team and support functions such as Learning and Development to organise training for colleagues.
· Working closely with the management team to ensure that both team and fee earner development is appropriately progressed, and business change is fully embedded.
· To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business.
· Where appropriate have case ownership alongside the above accountabilities and handle matters in accordance with Team KPIs.
Person Profile
An experienced people leader that thrives on creating a high performing, motivated and engaged team
· Credibility to operate and influence with stakeholders of all levels.
· Act with drive, pace and passion with the ability to work in a fast-moving environment.
· Ability to lead with integrity, be respectful of all colleague opinions.
· Ability to motivate your team with an ability to put others at ease and build trust & confidence through self-awareness and a high degree of emotional intelligence.
· Takes personal ownership, leads by example and works collaboratively across functions with a one business mindset.
· Good interpersonal / communication skills both written & verbal with self-awareness of your own impact on others & an ability to consider appropriate forums for communications.
· A natural organiser able to set clear expectations of what good looks like and how it is measured.
· Demonstrate consideration of our company values in day to day decision making.
· Ability to follow Company process / guidelines & make appropriate decisions.
· Be a cultural ambassador by displaying our values and behaviours in every aspect of the work they do.
· Ambassador for change, prepare and equip colleagues for change through engagement, communication and seamless implementation.
Essential
· Proven track record of settling claims valued up to at least £125k
· Sound knowledge of serious injury RTA
· Experience of managing Grade C Fee Earners
· Experience of managing HR and People processes against policy.
· Managing performance & productivity, ideally in a professional services environment.
· IT skills – including Microsoft Word; Microsoft Teams; PowerPoint & Excel.
· Experience of conducting 1-2-1’s / personal development plans / performance reviews.
· Experienced in the use and interpretation of MI and data.
· Willing to explore new technologies to support business development & able to support teams though change.
Desirable:
· Qualified solicitor or Fellow of CILEx.
· Experience of Intermediate Track case management
Key Performance Indictors
Your KPIs and Objectives will be discussed and agreed with you on a one-to-one basis. You will have regular one-to-one meetings with your line manager to review your performance against these objectives and identify any areas for development and/or required support.
Personal Development
There is the opportunity for high performing individuals to move into different departments across the business to expand their knowledge and experience, and develop a career within Minster Law.
What’s in it for you
· A salary between £49,600 - £62,000.
· An annual discretionary bonus scheme.
· Hybrid working, offering our colleagues flexibility to work where they can provide the best support to our customers and colleagues alike.
· 25 days holiday, which can increase up to 30 days in line with service.
· “Time for Me” days which gives you the opportunity to take up to 12 additional days per year through condensed working.
· Working in a platinum-accredited Investors in People organisation that’s committed to your development.
· And much more, see our full list of benefits on our website.
Benefits:
Additional leave
Casual dress
Company events
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Free parking
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid volunteer time
Referral programme
Sabbatical
Sick pay
Work from home
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Equal Opportunities
Minster Law is committed to equality and diversity and being a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone.
We’re an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, neurodiversity, or disability status. You can read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on the Minster Law website.
Final note
The Recruitment Team at Minster Law would like to thank you for applying for Employment with us. Due to the high volume of applications, please note if you have not heard back from us in 10 working days, you have not been successful on this occasion.
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