Personal Injury Paralegal EL/PL

Paralegal / Litigation Executive - defendant insurance litigation - EL/PL - to £30,000

Personal Injury Litigation Executive / Paralegal - EL/PL - Manchester

Personal Injury Paralegal EL/PL - This is a highly-regarded team which specialises in defending EL/PL claims on behalf of major insurance companies as well as other clients eg local authorities and other public bodies.

Overview

• Job Title: Paralegal EL/PL
• Location: Manchester
• Salary: to £30,000
• Reports to: Partner / Team Leader
• Previous experience: Ideally a minimum of 6-12 months paralegal experience in personal injury but the hiring managers are willing to look at candidates from a range of backgrounds and levels of experience including law school leavers with strong academics and who have completed the LPC.

Peerless variety of work from top clients

This 'top tier' firm is recruiting at a number of different levels in the team and is interested in speaking to candidates at various ranges of experience.

The nature of the work and the team means that no two days are the same from volume work to technical, high-value catastrophic injury. The team is looking for bright, ambitious candidates who want to forge a career with this leading firm.

Everything from tier 1 insurers to public sector and national corporates

The EL/PL department advises all manner of leading national insurers on a range of matters from 'volume' litigated EL/PL work to complex injury and large loss. As such, they can offer fantastic, long-term career progression. They are also involved in challenging cross-border matters relating to multiple jurisdictions.

The team also has key specialisms in advising sector-specific clients in particular areas such as the private and public sector as well as 'third sector'. Furthermore, they train and host seminars to keep their clients up-to-speed with the latest case law and statutory developments in this area.

Variety of cases

This is a dynamic department handling a varied mix of work for a range of clients from straight forward 'slips and trips' to more complex injury all the way up to high-value large loss claims.

Successful candidates will advise on a range of fast track and multi track work. They will also have the opportunity to work with more experienced lawyers, including Associates and Partners in order to build their experience of more technical, high-value files.

Broad range of candidates encouraged to apply

The team welcomes applications from a broad range of candidates, from entry-level applicant to experienced EL/PL fee earners. Both claimant and defendant experience will be considered.