NQ Lawyer - Serious Injury

Thompsons Solicitors; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham seeks a Serious Injury Lawyer (NQ to 5 years PQE) to join their dedicated Serious Injury Team. The role involves handling catastrophic injury litigation and requires strong communication skills, empathy, and a commitment to personal development. Successful candidates will benefit from training opportunities and valuable experience in a supportive environment. Competitive benefits include a contributory pension scheme and enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Permanent health insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life assurance

23 days annual leave

5 days additional leave over Christmas

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised sports and social club

Annual travel and parking loans

Financial assistance for professional development

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor newly qualified or up to 5 years PQE.
• Genuine interest in serious injury work.
• Previous experience in personal injury cases is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Join a team committed to securing justice for those affected by life-changing injuries.
• Manage or assist on catastrophic injury litigation cases.

Skills

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Empathy for those injured

Proactive attitude

Attention to detail

Litigation knowledge

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

NQ Lawyer to 5 years PQE - Serious Injury
Join our Serious Injury Team in Birmingham as a Serious Injury Lawyer and be part of a team committed to securing justice for those affected by life‑changing injuries. The role... Our Serious Injury team specialise in catastrophic injury litigation. They work within a national structure of serious injury experts litigating cases of maximum severity, achieving life‑altering results for clients. At Thompsons our serious injury threshold value is £1 million and the team is focused on cases with that quantum value or more. Our expertise and specialist approach to each category of serious injury case offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills within a national structure whilst making a real difference to those we represent. You will work within a team structure, be afforded opportunities to access high‑quality technical training and supervisory support to allow you to grow and thrive in our client‑focused team, and be encouraged to develop your legal technical, client care and business development skills.

a qualified solicitor who is either newly qualified or up to 5 years PQE, with a genuine interest in serious injury work and a desire to progress a career representing those affected by life‑changing injury. Previous experience in managing or assisting on multi-track personal injury cases is desirable, but not essential. If you can demonstrate an excellent foundation in litigation understanding and technical legal ability with a commitment to representing those in need we want you to join our team. We are looking for:

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Empathy for those injured and a desire to secure the best outcomes for those who suffer life‑changing injury
• A proactive attitude and attention to detail
• A commitment to your own career growth and development
• A strong foundation in litigation knowledge and civil procedure

For 100 years, leading social‑justice law firm Thompsons Solicitors has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised. Thompsons ran:

• The case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
• The first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
• The first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)
• The case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
• Hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and on behalf of those injured by mesh (2019)

Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers. Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.

Thompsons Solicitors was first established in 1921 by founder and leading civil‑rights lawyer, W. H. Thompson. Driven by a vision to protect and deliver justice for working people, his aspiration led Thompsons Solicitors to establish itself as the most experienced personal injury law firm in the UK. For over 90 years, Thompsons Solicitors has helped injured people to secure hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation. Our team of committed personal injury specialists has decades of experience running, and winning, personal injury claims, workplace accident claims, road crash claims, medical negligence claims, industrial disease claims and asbestos claims. Thompsons Solicitors is fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and our personal injury and medical negligence lawyers are accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA). Our team's empathy and legal skill are regularly recognised by leading legal industry guides, including Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, and we retain high levels of client satisfaction. Providing an exceptional legal service to clients during the exceptional circumstances which follow a personal injury or medical accident, an accident at work or industrial disease diagnosis is Thompsons Solicitors' top priority. This includes highly‑trained and friendly teams who invest their specialist expertise into every claim, as well as close links with leading charities and support groups who help families to access additional support and services. Unlike other personal injury law firms, Thompsons Solicitors is 100 % committed to claimant‑only work: that means that we only ever represent the injured or mistreated person, and never the people, organisations or insurance companies liable for paying out for those injuries. You can learn more about this unique commitment and the benefits it holds for our clients by reading Our Pledge. Minimising any stress and ensuring there is no financial risk to clients of making a personal injury claim is an important element of our service. Thompsons Solicitors prides itself on securing the maximum amount of personal injury compensation in the shortest possible time; keeping our clients fully informed about every stage of their case, and being open and transparent about how much personal injury compensation clients are likely to secure – putting you in control of your case.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise in serious injury litigation while making a real difference in the lives of our clients.

What we offer you:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Permanent health insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
• Life assurance
• 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
• 5 days additional leave over Christmas
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised sports and social club
• Annual travel and parking loans
• Financial assistance for professional development