Catastrophic Injury Associate - Defendant

Cape Clarke; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Clarke is seeking a Catastrophic Injury Associate to join its Leeds team. The role offers hybrid working with fortnightly attendance considered for those further afield.

You will handle serious and complex injury claims, working alongside experienced colleagues to develop investigations, expert evidence and quantum analysis in defence strategies. The ideal candidate has around two to five years' PQE and a grounding in serious injury litigation, with the opportunity to build confidence on

Qualifications

• Two to five years' PQE in serious/catastrophic injury claims.
• Experience handling complex injury litigation and defence work.
• Ability to work with insurers, experts and counsel.

Responsibilities

• Work on substantial catastrophic injury litigation with experienced colleagues.
• Contribute to cases with insurers, experts and counsel as defence develops.
• Organise demanding cases with strong evidence and damages risk.

Skills

Injury litigation

Strong analytical

Defence experience

Job description

Catastrophic Injury Associate - Defendant
Leeds | Hybrid - fortnightly Leeds attendance considered | £50,000-£67,000
You can develop a career in complex injury litigation without assuming that every opportunity requires a daily commute into Leeds. This defendant catastrophic injury team will consider lawyers living further afield who can attend the office fortnightly.
I'm recruiting for a national insurance practice looking to add an Associate to its Leeds large-loss team. The role is aimed at a solicitor with around two to five years' PQE who wants to deepen their experience of serious and catastrophic injury claims.
You will work on substantial litigation where the quality of the investigation, expert evidence and quantum analysis makes a material difference to the outcome. Alongside responsibility appropriate to your experience, you will contribute to larger cases with experienced colleagues, dealing with insurers, experts and counsel as the defence develops.
This is an opportunity to build confidence with complex evidence and substantial damages, rather than remain confined to a lower-value caseload. A grounding in serious injury litigation and the ability to organise demanding cases will be particularly relevant.
The working arrangement is a clear reason to explore the role if geography has limited your options. Fortnightly attendance is something the team will consider for candidates further afield; I will explain how that would work for your circumstances. You will still be joining an established Leeds team, with the collaboration and access to colleagues that specialist work requires.