Associate - Serious Injury and Industrial Disease

Fieldfisher; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Fieldfisher is seeking an Associate for its Serious Injury and Industrial Disease team in London. The role involves managing serious injury claims, requiring a qualified lawyer with relevant experience. The successful candidate will be engaged in high-value cases, with a focus on client care and teamwork, within a diverse and inclusive environment. Fieldfisher offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Life assurance & income protection

Flexi-gym discounts

Season ticket loans

Electric vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer NQ-5 years' PQE with experience in serious injury or industrial disease.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and legal professionals.
• Commitment to quality and client care with an empathetic approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage own files and support partners.
• Prepare documentation for trial and liaise with clients and experts.
• Draft statements and ensure sensitive handling of cases.

Skills

Relationship Building

Client Care

Team Player

Education

Qualified lawyer NQ-5 years' PQE

Strong academic background

Job description

Associate - Serious Injury and Industrial Disease, London

Client:

Fieldfisher

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

c974a75c13f6

Job Views:

4

Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

Job Description:

What can you expect?

Fieldfisher houses one of the UK's leading Personal Injury and Medical Negligence departments.

The Team is split up into 3 market leading practices; Industrial Disease, Serious Injury and Clinical Negligence. A unique opportunity has arisen for an ambitious associate to work alongside a Partner specialising in Serious Injury and Asbestos related claims.

The Serious Injury team represent Claimants with injuries of the utmost severity including brain damages, spinal injury, amputation, fatal cases and other serious injuries. The Industrial Disease Team represent Claimants with asbestos related conditions many of whom have limited life expectancies and therefore urgent and swift action is required to progress their claims. The work is fast paced and requires dedication. The team is hard-working and dedicated to their clients.

The teams focus on quality and each case is dealt with expertly and with great care to ensure the best possible award is achieved for the Claimant. The focus for each assistant solicitor who joins the team is to build his or her own reputation and knowledge. From the start, you will be working on high value cases and will be expected to take on significant responsibility allowing you to build your own caseload.

We are looking for an energetic, diligent and bright associate.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage own files and support the partners
• Preparing thorough documentation required in the preparation of cases to trial, including drafting schedules
• Liaising with counsel/experts
• Liaising with clients and handling matters with the appropriate sensitivity
• Preparing statements

Experience and Knowledge

• Qualified lawyer NQ-5 years' PQE with good experience in relevant UK claimant serious injury and/or industrial disease work
• Should be able to demonstrate experience in and have a keen interest in marketing, thinking about their own career pathway
• An ability to build relationships with the client, family, witnesses, counsel and experts
• Enthusiastic team player with commitment to quality and client care
• Strong academic background is essential
• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a real commitment and empathetic approach to Claimants.

Inclusiveness and Diversity

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.

Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

For accessibility information on our London offices, please visit our website:

https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/locations/united-kingdom/contact-us/offices/accessing-fieldfisher-london

What can we offer you?

Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans, electric vehicle scheme and much more.

Fieldfisher HQ is based in the vibrant and thriving City of London, which has something for everyone. Offering excellent commuter links based a 5-minute walk away from Monument and Bank tube stations. Views overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge from our 9th floor terrace, open plan workspaces that encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking, discounted coffee in our on-site cafe, bike storage, shower facilities and much more.

We have diverse teams made up of our Partners, Lawyers and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas.

We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom