Catastrophic Injury Litigation (Senior Associate and NQ-3yrs' PQE)

Actis Recruitment; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm in Greater Manchester is seeking a skilled Senior Associate in Catastrophic Injury Litigation. This role involves managing complex, high-profile cases, including brain and spinal injuries. The firm offers exceptional career opportunities and a supportive, collaborative environment with flexibility and extensive benefits. The ideal candidate will possess defendant insurance experience and case management skills, contributing to a reputable team dedicated to delivering high-quality legal services.

Benefits

Health cover

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working options

Community and social initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in handling complex catastrophic injury cases.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven track record of managing life-changing injury claims.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of catastrophic injury claims.
• Collaborate with partners and experts for case progression.
• Provide clients with regular updates and expert advice.

Skills

Defendant insurance experience

Case management skills

Client contact

Team collaboration

Job description

Catastrophic Injury Litigation (Senior Associate and NQ-3yrs' PQE)

Salary: £40,000 - £65,000

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Location: Greater Manchester, All North West

Areas of Law: Personal Injury - Claimant, Insurance Litigation/Defendant PI

Job Type: Permanent

Level: Legal Executive, 6 years plus, 4-6 years qualified, 2-4 years qualified, 0-2 years qualified, Newly Qualified

Sector: Private practice

0345 300 3577

Manchester - Expansion within Market Leading Team. Quality of work is exceptional. Collaborative team supported by excellent resources.

The Role:

• Enviable career opportunities within top tier team. Applications welcome at Newly qualified, 0-3yrs’ PQE and a more experienced opening at Senior Associate Level.
• Catastrophic Injury caseload covering complex, life-changing and often high-profile cases including brain injury, spinal injury, severe psychiatric injury, amputations, chronic pain and multiple trauma. The firm is retained by major insurers, specialist brokers, syndicates, UK corporates, global companies, government and public sector organisations.
• Ideally, you will have defendant insurance experience, but applications also welcome from claimant lawyers with experience of cases involving complex trauma.
• In this role, you will receive ongoing training and mentoring from approachable partners, who are recognised experts in this field. The team is incredibly supportive of each other and you will find a highly professional and friendly culture.
• Whilst many of the cases require a partner led and team-based approach, you will have the opportunity to develop your own case management skills with responsibility for relevant aspects of case progression.
• You will enjoy plenty of client contact and working within multi-disciplinary teams with counsel, medical and liability experts.

About the Firm:

• Investing in the latest technology and resources, this market-leading, Legal 100 firm is recognised for its cutting edge.
• It is committed to ongoing skills and technical training to ensure the highest standards of service delivery and personal development. As well as ongoing guidance and mentoring from immediate team leaders, the firm has a sophisticated skills development and career progression programme.
• The firm promotes flexibility, agile and hybrid working.
• In addition to attractive salaries and generous holiday allowance, there are extensive benefits including health cover and lifestyle choices. Individuals are encouraged to participate in community and social initiatives with volunteer and pro-bono days are available.
• Inclusive and progressive, you will find a collaborative culture and commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Actis Legal specialises in the North West legal market and with such a detailed knowledge of the region, we are able to provide tailored and bespoke advice to individuals we act for and identify suitable career moves. All enquiries treated in the strictest of confidence.

Please note that references to post qualification experience (PQE) are given as a guideline to the competences required for technical, client and case management skills, as well as budgeted salary for the role. We encourage you to apply for any job for which you feel you are a suitable candidate.