Job Title: Financial Mis-Selling Solicitor
Location: Northenden
salary: Competitive salary – Dependant on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning Personal Injury law firm employing over 650 people. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is our core business.
Express Solicitors are currently ranked 93rd out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 5,509 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.
Job Description:
We are currently seeking a financial mis-selling Solicitor to join our friendly well-established team.
The financial mis-selling team within Express Solicitors handles claims against financial institutions where they have mis-sold financial products. The team litigate a broad mix of Plevin claims, undisclosed commission claims and are soon to start litigating business energy claims.
The successful candidate should have previous exposure of managing variety of litigated financial mis-selling claims and also experience of supervising trainee solicitors.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of litigated financial mis-selling claims.
- Conduct thorough case assessments, reviewing documentation and identifying legal strategies.
- Prepare legal documents, including court pleadings, letters, and settlement agreements.
- Supervision and mentorship of a trainee solicitor
- Collaborate with colleagues and external stakeholders to strengthen case strategies.
- Stay up-to-date with financial mis-selling legislation, regulations, and industry trends.
- Supporting the development of the existing department
Required attributes:
- Qualified solicitor or qualified by experience within a financial mis-selling background.
- Solid understanding of financial mis-selling laws and regulations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
- Ability to manage a diverse caseload and meet deadlines.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Compassionate and dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for clients
Salary, Hours & Benefits:
- Competitive salary – Dependent on experience.
- Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.
- 3/2 alternative working from home pattern staff after probation
- 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Private medical insurance available
- Death in Service
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
- Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion.
- Netball / Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
- Enhanced Maternity Leave payment if you have over 1 year tenure
- Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual flu jab
Recruitment Process:
To apply, please press APPLY to send a CV and covering letter.
We rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.
Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Mis-Sold Financial Products Attorney, Consumer Rights Advocate, Investment Fraud Litigator, Banking and Finance Dispute Attorney, Securities Fraud Legal Counsel, Compensation Claims Solicitor, Financial Product Liability Lawyer, Investment Scam Defence Attorney, Financial Misrepresentation Specialist, Investment Claims Consultant, Investment Fraud Recovery Counsel, Financial Fraud Litigation Advocate, Financial Product Mis-Selling Attorney, Consumer Finance Protection Lawyer, Financial Compensation Specialist, Investment Fraud Claims Counsel, Financial Misconduct Litigator, Consumer Investment Rights Attorney, Financial Services Mis-Selling Solicitor may also be considered for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
