Asbestos & Occupational Disease Solicitor | Hybrid Role

Realm Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension (generous and flexible)

Volunteering days

Health membership

Wellbeing initiatives

Learning & development support (retra-

Team development within specialist OD

Job summary

Realm Recruit in Manchester/Sheffield is seeking a Personal Injury Solicitor to develop a genuine specialism in occupational disease. You will manage your own litigated caseload on asbestos-related and other workplace respiratory claims, working with senior specialists on high-value matters.

The role offers hybrid working with 1-2 days in office, and a strong emphasis on meaningful, complex work within one of the UK’s leading teams in this field.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with approximately 1-5 years' PQE.
• Experience managing your own claimant litigation caseload.
• Serious injury experience across EL/PL/OL, RTA or Military claims.
• Ability to work empathetically with clients and families during extremely difficult circumstances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, drafting and legal research skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with Partners and senior colleagues.
• Asbestos or Occupational Disease experience (Desired).
• Interest in business development and building relationships with clients and referrers (Desired).

Responsibilities

• Managing your own litigated Asbestos and Occupational Disease caseload.
• Handling claims involving mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural thickening.
• Working on occupational asthma, silicosis and other workplace-related respiratory claims.
• Supporting senior lawyers with complex and high-value cases.
• Developing your technical and litigation expertise within a highly specialist practice.
• Providing clear, compassionate advice to clients and their families.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the wider national team.
• Building relationships with clients, referrers and professional contacts.

Skills

Empathy with clients

Excellent written and verbal коммуника

Legal research

Independent with Partners/senior staff

Job description

Realm Recruit in Manchester/Sheffield is seeking a Personal Injury Solicitor to develop a genuine specialism in occupational disease. You will manage your own litigated caseload on asbestos-related and other workplace respiratory claims, working with senior specialists on high-value matters.

The role offers hybrid working with 1-2 days in office, and a strong emphasis on meaningful, complex work within one of the UK’s leading teams in this field.