International Serious Injury Solicitor

Realm Recruit Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Hybrid working

Job summary

Realm Recruit Limited is recruiting a Serious Injury Solicitor in Manchester to expand a high-value, cross-border practice. You will join a nationally recognised team handling complex claims involving jurisdiction and applicable law.

Training will be provided as you learn international litigation within a supportive environment. The role offers a substantial salary band (£50k–£60k) with a bonus scheme and hybrid working, typically 1–2 days in the Manchester office.

Qualifications

• Essential: Serious Injury Solicitor with strong multi-track experience.
• Experience handling cross-border or international claims is desirable but not required.
• Excellent client-care skills and empathetic approach when advising seriously injured people and families.
• Strong organisation and commercial awareness with proactive, collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Adopt an existing caseload and receive training in international litigation.
• Progress complex, high-value Serious Injury claims with cross-border issues.
• Develop expertise in jurisdictional and applicable-law arguments.
• Take instructions and provide clear, practical advice to clients.
• Gradually manage international claims from instruction through to conclusion.
• Collaborate on group actions and multi-claimant litigation.
• Work with experts and Counsel on complex matters.
• Travel as required to meet clients and attend hearings.

Skills

Serious Injury Solicitor

Cross-border litigation

Multi-track litigation

Client-care

Commercial awareness

Collaboration

Job description

• £50,000–£60,000 plus bonus, with typically just 1–2 days per week in the Manchester office
• Retraining opportunity for Claimant or Defendant Serious Injury Solicitors looking to specialise in international litigation
• Join a Chambers Band 1 team handling complex, high-value cases involving challenging questions of jurisdiction and applicable law

If you’re a Serious Injury Solicitor looking for a technical challenge beyond conventional UK litigation, this role gives you the opportunity to add an international dimension to your expertise.

You’ll join a nationally recognised team handling complex, high-value claims involving serious and catastrophic injuries across borders. The work regularly raises challenging questions around jurisdiction, applicable law and liability, with cases that can test the boundaries of existing law.

You don’t need previous international litigation experience. Strong multi-track Serious Injury experience from either a Claimant or Defendant background is the priority, with structured training and supervision provided as you learn the complexities of cross-border claims. You’ll initially adopt an existing caseload before gradually taking responsibility for international matters from start to finish.

The role has become available following an internal progression, and you’ll work directly with an experienced senior international injury specialist. Longer term, there’s plenty of scope to deepen your specialism and progress within a growing team.

Who we’re looking for

• Serious Injury Solicitor, ideally around 2–6 PQE, although lawyers slightly outside this range will be considered
• Strong Serious Injury experience(Essential)
• Proven multi-track litigation experience from either a Claimant or Defendant perspective(Essential)
• Experience handling complex and/or high-value claims(Essential)
• Excellent client-care skills and an empathetic approach when supporting seriously injured people and their families(Essential)
• Strong organisation and commercial awareness(Essential)
• Proactive, enthusiastic and collaborative approach(Essential)
• International, travel or cross-border litigation experience(Desirable)– training and supervision will be provided

What you’ll be doing

• Adopting an existing caseload while receiving training in international litigation
• Progressing complex, high-value Serious Injury claims involving cross-border issues
• Developing expertise in jurisdictional and applicable-law arguments
• Taking instructions and providing clear, practical advice to clients
• Gradually managing international claims independently from instruction through to conclusion
• Working collaboratively on group actions and multi-claimant litigation
• Working with experts and Counsel on complex matters
• Travelling where required to meet clients and families or attend hearings and conferences
• Keeping up to date with developments in international injury law and litigation
• Working towards agreed time-recording and fee-income expectations

Salary & Benefits

• £50,000–£60,000
• Bonus scheme
• Typically 1–2 days per week in the Manchester office
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 35 additional hours of annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Two fully paid volunteering days each year
• Westfield Health membership
• Aviva Digital GP services
• Flexible hybrid working through the firm’s Flexible by Choice programme, subject to role, team and client requirements
• Extensive wellbeing support and initiatives
• Structured training in international and cross-border litigation
• Development alongside established international Serious Injury specialists
• Clear opportunities to progress and build a long-term specialism
• Named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for the second consecutive year in 2026
• Ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations in 2026

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.