Recoveries Lawyer (Property Litigation)

Location: Birmingham, UK; hybrid working available

Company

hirify.global is associated with Keoghs LLP, a UK insurance law firm operating in the insurance legal sector.

What you will do

• Manage household and commercial property recovery claims for insurer clients, from initial instruction through settlement or trial.
• Review cases and prepare reports covering funding, recovery prospects, evidence, liability, and case strategy.
• Investigate claims with witnesses, insurers, third parties, and relevant organisations.
• Instruct and liaise with counsel and expert witnesses; conduct legal research and provide practical advice.
• Draft Letters of Claim, Claim Forms, Particulars of Claim, Part 36 offers, and other legal documentation.
• Handle negotiations, ADR and mediation, pre-action and interim applications, hearings, conferences, trials, advocacy, correspondence, and client updates.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with relevant technical capability.
• 0–3 years of claimant or defendant property litigation experience, including experience handling household and commercial recoveries.
• Experience running a caseload, including claims typically valued between £10,000 and £100,000 and higher-value matters exceeding £100,000.
• Ability to prioritise workload and maintain strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work with case management systems.
• Personal skills to handle major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers.
• Ability to comply with SRA Standards and Regulations and internal governance requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with complex, high-value recovery claims.
• Interest in client development and willingness to help prepare and deliver seminars, workshops, and training on technical legal issues.
• Interest in supporting training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time employment with hybrid working and flexibility to support individual and business needs.
• Working hours are 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing with service, with the opportunity to buy or sell three days.
• Family-cover private medical insurance, healthcare cash plan, online GP and wellbeing support, income protection, critical illness cover, death-in-service cover, and pension contributions of 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Incentive plan, employee resource groups, volunteering programme, and access to cycle-to-work, technology, season-ticket loan, gym, discount, and leisure schemes.