Catastrophic Injury Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Manchester office base

Remote contracts possible

Leadership opportunities

Learning & development

Job summary

Realm Recruit is assisting a specialist Manchester firm seeking a senior Serious Injury Solicitor to focus on high‑quality, low‑volume, high‑impact work in traumatic brain injury. You’ll manage around five complex cases, with time to understand clients and deliver exceptional outcomes.

With a clear pathway toward leadership, the role offers highly flexible working and opportunities for remote contracts for suitable UK candidates, alongside a supportive team and strong emphasis on client outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7–8+ years PQE in Serious/Catastrophic Injury.
• Multi-track serious or catastrophic injury experience.
• Experience dealing with complex causation.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Ability to independently manage complex, high-value matters.
• TBI experience.
• Clinical negligence lawyers with transferable experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Managing around 5 high‑value cases.
• Handling complex TBI claims.
• Working on complex causation issues.
• Drafting complex schedules.
• Conducting home and hospital visits.
• Supporting clients and their families.
• Working with healthcare professionals.
• Building third‑sector relationships.
• Contributing to the firm’s reputation and growth.
• Developing towards future leadership.

Skills

Serious Injury

Catastrophic Injury

Causation analysis

Drafting skills

Client relationships

Leadership potential

Empathy

Collaborative approach

Job description

• £65,000–£75,000 plus team performance bonus
• Maximum caseload of around 5 high-value catastrophic injury cases
• Highly flexible working with a clear pathway towards leadership

Are you a senior Serious Injury Solicitor who wants to move away from volume-driven PI and spend more time making a meaningful difference to clients?

This specialist Manchester firm focuses exclusively on representing people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Its approach puts rehabilitation, care and long-term outcomes at the centre of every case, with lawyers working collaboratively with clients, families, healthcare professionals and the third sector.

You’ll manage around five complex, high-value cases, giving you the time to understand your clients properly and deliver exceptional work rather than being driven by file numbers.

The firm is entering its next stage of growth, with plans to make several additional hires. For an experienced lawyer joining now, that creates genuine scope to progress into team leadership and supervision as the business expands.

Who we’re looking for

• Serious/Catastrophic Injury Solicitor with around 7–8+ years' PQE (E)
• Strong multi-track serious or catastrophic injury experience (E)
• Experience dealing with complex causation (E)
• Strong analytical and drafting skills (E)
• Ability to work on complex schedules (E)
• Excellent client relationship skills and empathy (E)
• Ability to independently manage complex, high-value matters (E)
• Collaborative, emotionally intelligent approach (E)
• TBI experience (D)
• Clinical Negligence lawyers with relevant transferable experience also considered (D)

The firm is looking for someone motivated by quality and client impact rather than volume or status. A collaborative, ego‑free approach is important.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing around 5 high‑value cases
• Handling complex TBI claims
• Working on complex causation issues
• Drafting complex schedules
• Conducting home and hospital visits
• Supporting clients and their families
• Working with healthcare professionals
• Building third‑sector relationships
• Contributing to the firm’s reputation and growth
• Developing towards future leadership

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000–£75,000 depending on experience
• Team performance‑related bonus
• Maximum caseload of around 5 cases
• Highly flexible working
• Manchester office base
• Ideally 1 office day per week initially
• Scope for significantly less frequent attendance once established
• Potential remote contracts for candidates living further afield
• Clear pathway towards Senior Team Leader
• Future leadership opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative working environment
• Strong focus on learning and development

This is a team of highly experienced lawyers where quality comes before quantity. Weekly team meetings encourage collaboration and knowledge‑sharing, while the low‑volume model gives lawyers the space to concentrate on achieving the best possible outcomes for clients.

For a senior Serious Injury lawyer who wants fewer cases, deeper client relationships and the opportunity to become part of a genuinely specialist TBI practice, this offers a very different alternative to traditional high‑volume PI.

Tinashe specialises in serious injury and clinical negligence roles across the North West and can give you a clear view of how this compares, particularly around caseload, flexibility and progression.