Litigation Executive

Job Title: Litigation Executive - Civil Litigation
Salary: £35,000 to £50,000
Location: Sheffield (with hybrid working)
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Role Overview & Daily Responsibilities:

• Working in close collaboration with a senior director, you will play a pivotal role in managing a broad and dynamic civil litigation caseload. Matters will span a range of dispute types including, but not limited to, boundary and land disputes, professional negligence claims, property damage litigation, debt recovery actions, and contract disputes across both individual and commercial clients.
• You will be responsible for conducting in-depth case reviews in situations involving disputed liability, complex legal or factual issues, rejected settlement or cost proposals, or where additional evidence and investigations are required to progress the matter effectively. Your analytical input will be essential in shaping case strategies and identifying opportunities for resolution or escalation.
• The role will also involve the delegation and oversight of routine administrative tasks, ensuring that case management processes remain efficient and compliant with internal procedures and regulatory requirements.
• In addition, you will be expected to attend court hearings and case management conferences as appropriate, prepare comprehensive briefing materials, and, where necessary, instruct counsel or expert witnesses to support the case strategy. Your involvement will span the full litigation lifecycle, from initial instruction through to resolution or trial.

Employee Benefits Package:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Optional healthcare cover (through salary sacrifice)
• Free parking
• Hybrid working
• Social events calendar

Application Criteria's:

• Experience handling traditional civil litigation claims is essential
• Ideally, you will be a qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive
• Applications from Trainee's due to qualify welcome
• Qualified by experience or experienced civil litigators applications more than welcome

About the Organisation:

• CRA Legal Recruitment are working in partnership with a long-standing client, who have an excellent reputation within the local legal community. Following recent expansion through acquisition and some internal team moves, they are seeking an experienced Litigation Executive to join their high-performing Civil Litigation Team
• The successful applicant will be joining a friendly organisation who boast excellent work quality, training & development, a career pathway, good salaries and competitive employee offering.

About CRA Consulting:

• CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
• For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at www.craconsultants.com.

How to Apply:

• If this Litigation Executive vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Marcus Khazenifar who is managing this vacancy, call for a confidential discussion.
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Additional Information:

• CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• This Litigation Executive vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.