Catastrophic Injury Solicitor

Catastrophic Injury / Large Loss Solicitor (defendant) - Manchester - Permanent / full-time - to £60,000

Catastrophic Injury Solicitor / Legal Executive

Catastrophic Injury Solicitor / Legal Executive - Work tends to be a mix of complex EL/PL and RTA with claims exceeding £1m in terms of value. This is a Large Loss team which is going through a significant period of growth and is looking to recruit fee earners at various levels to help strengthen the offering.

One of the real attractions of this opportunity is the career progression platform which has been put in place to develop talent. This is a transparent initiative designed to plot out the career trajectory of successful candidates joining the firm and delivers real results.

Key points

• Job Title: Solicitor / Legal Executive
• Location: Manchester
• Salary: to £60,000
• Reports to: Partner
• Benefits: Full suite of 'top tier' benefits under constant review - attractive range of 'lifestyle' benefits.
• Previous Experience: The team is looking for a qualified solicitor or Legal Executive ideally with defendant catastrophic experience, but will also consider those with strong multi track experience. The hiring manager is looking for able technical lawyers with a real passion for this kind of work.

Opportunity to work closely with highly respected name in market

What makes the role particularly attractive is that you will be working closely with a highly experienced Partner, assisting them with their caseload, whilst growing your own caseload of files alongside. You will develop relationships with key clients of the firm and play an integral part in helping to drive the growth of the overall practice area.

The successful applicant will gain access to complex, high-value catastrophic injury work including multi-million-pound cases for an enviable list of insurer clients. The work is challenging and demands someone who is keen to grapple with the most technical of cases.

A team with a real vision

The team is continually growing and developing and strives to maintain its position as one of the leading catastrophic injury practices in the UK via its impressive national network of offices and its established name in insurance litigation.

The team works closely with insurer clients as well as corporates and is constantly innovating to provide the best service in the market whilst ensuring that team members are given all the opportunities to progress and develop.

Harnessing the power of technology

It is also a leader in innovation including 'legal tech' and is at the very forefront of enabling lawyers to have exactly the right technology at their fingertips to help them be at the very top of their game.