Civil Liberties Lawyer

Express Solicitors; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after probation

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance after two" y

Onsite gym

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Express Solicitors, based in Manchester, is seeking a Civil Liberties Lawyer to manage a caseload of actions against police and public bodies, including unlawful arrest and human rights matters. The role requires a strong litigation background with multi-track work and civil jury trial experience.

You will conduct legal research, draft pleadings and statements, negotiate settlements and represent clients in court while working in a busy, target-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience with Part 7 litigation
• Excellent client care and QC skills
• Strong CPR and pre-action disclosure knowledge
• Multi-track experience preferred
• Experience running cases to trial with Counsel
• Proclaim case management experience
• Strong IT skills
• Retrain option for solicitors with civil litigation background

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of actions against the police claims from cradle to grave
• Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients
• Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements
• Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court
• Working in a target driven, fast paced environment
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the successful outcome of cases
• Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations

Skills

Litigation experience

Part 7 cases

CPR knowledge

Proclaim

IT skills

Teamwork

Research skills

Education

Qualified solicitor

Tools

Proclaim

Job description

Job Title: Civil Liberties Lawyer

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Location: Sharston, M22 4SN

Salary: Salary dependent on experience with attractive monthly billing-based bonus

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award‑winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers' liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers' and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.

We are ranked 60th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 24% year‑on‑year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.

Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.7 (Excellent), placing us among the highest‑rated firms in the sector.

About The Role

We are looking for a Lawyer to join our expanding Civil Liberties team.

The role will involve running your own caseload of actions against the police and public bodies for matters including unlawful arrest, false imprisonment, human rights breaches, malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office and judicial reviews.

The role will require a strong litigation background, as you will be dealing with predominantly multi-track work and civil jury trials.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of actions against the police claims from cradle to grave
• Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients
• Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements
• Negotiating settlements and representing clients in court when necessary
• Working in a target driven, fast paced environment
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the successful outcome of cases.
• Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations

Person Specification

• At least 3 years of experience of dealing with your own case load of Part 7 litigation work
• Exceptional client care and quality control skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the CPR and pre-action disclosure procedure
• Experienced in multi-track work preferred but not essential
• Experienced in running cases to trial with Counsel
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to conduct own research
• Experienced in using case management systems such as Proclaim
• Excellent IT skills
• Re-train positions are also offered for a solicitor with a strong civil litigation background of at least 2 years. Full training will be provided

Salary & Hours

• Salary dependent on experience with attractive monthly billing-based bonus
• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working - 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 Days Holiday - Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
• Extra Holidays - 3 holiday buy backs and an extra birthday day after the required length of service.
• Looking After Your Health - Private medical insurance after two years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Looking After Your Well-being - 24/7 onsite gym, netball/football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Work Life Balance - Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budgets.

Recruitment Process

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.

Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.