EL/PL Team Lead

Realm Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

27 days’ annual leave

Flexible/remote working

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Realm Recruit seeks an experienced Serious Injury Solicitor transitioning into a leadership role within the EL/PL team. You will lead a 6–7 solicitor unit, provide technical guidance, and monitor performance while keeping a small personal caseload to stay hands-on.

Based in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol or Cardiff with flexible, hybrid working—weekly office attendance preferred but only two days per month required. You will shape the practice as it expands.

Qualifications

• Grade A Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with a current practising certificate (E)
• Significant experience managing multi-track EL/PL and serious injury claims
• Strong technical understanding of Employers’ Liability and Public Liability law
• Existing experience managing a team of Solicitors, or strong supervision and mentoring experience at Senior Associate level with the ambition to move into leadership
• Ability to provide technical guidance on complex claims
• Experience conducting your own advocacy
• Confidence reviewing files and maintaining high technical and regulatory standards
• Ability to monitor performance and support others to achieve their objectives
• Strong communication and people-management skills
• Commercial awareness and a collaborative approach
• Business development and referral-generation experience (D)

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of 6–7 Solicitors handling multi-track EL/PL claims
• Providing day-to-day leadership and technical support
• Monitoring team performance against objectives and chargeable-hour expectations
• Conducting file reviews and technical clinics
• Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Managing conflicts of interest and addressing ethical issues where required
• Coaching, mentoring and supporting the professional development of team members
• Managing your own small caseload of EL/PL matters
• Spending approximately 25% of your chargeable time on your own files
• Supporting the integration and consolidation of EL/PL teams as the practice grows
• Developing local relationships and securing referral opportunities
• Contributing to the marketing, development and continued success of the department

Skills

Team leadership

EL/PL claims knowledge

Technical legal guidance

Advocacy

People-management

Commercial awareness

Business development

Communication skills

Education

Solicitor qualification (England & Wales)

Job description

• Lead and develop a team of solicitors handling high-value, multi-track EL/PL claims
• Step into leadership from Senior Associate level, with responsibility for your own team and continued career progression
• Highly flexible working – ideally 1 office day per week, with a minimum requirement of just 2 days per month

If you’re an experienced Serious Injury Solicitor looking to move into leadership - or an existing Team Leader ready for your next challenge - this role gives you the opportunity to lead without stepping away from technical work altogether.

You’ll take responsibility for a team of 6–7 Solicitors handling high-value, multi-track EL/PL claims, providing technical guidance, monitoring performance and supporting their professional development. Around 25% of your chargeable time will remain focused on your own small caseload, keeping you close to the work while giving you the capacity to lead effectively.

The position has initially arisen as maternity cover but is expected to become permanent. You’ll be joining at an important point in the department’s growth, with recent acquisitions expanding the wider EL/PL practice and creating further opportunities as teams are brought together.

You can be based in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol or Cardiff. The firm offers significant autonomy around where you work, with weekly office attendance preferred but only two days per month required.

Who we’re looking for

• Grade A Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with a current practising certificate (E)
• Significant experience managing multi-track EL/PL and serious injury claims (E)
• Strong technical understanding of Employers’ Liability and Public Liability law (E)
• Existing experience managing a team of Solicitors, or strong supervision and mentoring experience at Senior Associate level with the ambition to move into leadership (E)
• Ability to provide technical guidance on complex claims (E)
• Experience conducting your own advocacy (E)
• Confidence reviewing files and maintaining high technical and regulatory standards (E)
• Ability to monitor performance and support others to achieve their objectives (E)
• Strong communication and people-management skills (E)
• Commercial awareness and a collaborative approach (E)
• Business development and referral-generation experience (D)

What you’ll be doing

• Leading a team of 6–7 Solicitors handling multi-track EL/PL claims
• Providing day-to-day leadership and technical support
• Monitoring team performance against objectives and chargeable-hour expectations
• Conducting file reviews and technical clinics
• Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Managing conflicts of interest and addressing ethical issues where required
• Coaching, mentoring and supporting the professional development of team members
• Managing your own small caseload of EL/PL matters
• Spending approximately 25% of your chargeable time on your own files
• Supporting the integration and consolidation of EL/PL teams as the practice grows
• Developing local relationships and securing referral opportunities
• Contributing to the marketing, development and continued success of the department

Salary & Benefits

• £70,000–£75,000
• Potential flexibility up to £80,000 in exceptional circumstances
• Bonus scheme
• 27 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Flexible and remote working
• Ideally 1 office day per week
• Minimum office requirement of just 2 days per month
• Choice of Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol or Cardiff office
• High levels of autonomy over where and how you work
• Opportunity for an experienced Senior Associate to take their first formal Team Lead position
• Responsibility for your own team of 6–7 multi-track Solicitors
• Continued progression opportunities as the EL/PL practice expands
• Join an investor-backed business pursuing a long-term growth and acquisition strategy
• Opportunity to play a role in bringing together and developing teams following recent acquisitions

While this advert sets out the criteria applicable to each salary band, the salary guidance given is purely indicative. The precise salary offered within that band will ultimately be determined by the hirer, taking into account the individual candidate’s experience, qualifications and overall suitability for the role.