Personal Injury Lawyer

Yolk Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Health cash plan

Flexible working

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is partnering with a national law firm to recruit a Personal Injury Lawyer in Bristol. The role focuses on serious and catastrophic injury work, handling fast track and intermediate claims while delivering strong client outcomes.

You will manage your own caseload, progress matters through litigation, and contribute to a collaborative team culture with development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience handling claimant personal injury caseload.
• Strong litigation experience through full lifecycle.
• Excellent client management and communication under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of Fast Track and Serious Injury claims.
• Litigate cases from issue through trial.
• Mentor trainees and participate in business development.

Skills

Personal injury

Litigation

Job description

Personal Injury Lawyer

Bristol

Salary up to 40,000 D.O.E

Yolk Recruitment is supporting an exciting recruitment campaign for a highly regarded national law firm seeking a Lawyer to join its growing Serious and Catastrophic Injury team in Bristol.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced claimant personal injury professional looking to develop their career within a specialist team handling complex claims involving motorists and vulnerable road users, including cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. You'll have the chance to manage your own caseload, work on challenging and rewarding matters, and contribute to a supportive and collaborative environment focused on delivering exceptional client outcomes.

This is what you will be doing

As a Personal Injury Lawyer, your duties and responsibilities are as follows:-

• Managing a caseload of Fast Track and Intermediate serious injury claims.
• Conducting litigation on your own files from issue of proceedings through to trial.
• Communicating effectively with clients, insurers and other stakeholders throughout the claims process.
• Supporting and mentoring trainee case handlers, including case planning and training activities.
• Attending networking events, participating in business development initiatives and contributing to team meetings.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Personal Injury team:-

• Previous experience managing your own claimant personal injury caseload.
• Experience handling claims involving motor and vulnerable road users.
• Strong litigation experience with the ability to progress matters through the full litigation lifecycle.
• Exposure to complex injury claims including polytrauma, chronic pain conditions and psychiatric injury.
• Excellent organisational, communication and client management skills with the ability to work effectively to deadlines.

This is what you will get in return

• Salary of up to 40,000, dependent on experience.
• Generous annual leave package and wellbeing benefits.
• Health Cash Plan and lifestyle benefits.
• Flexible working environment with a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
• Recognition and referral schemes.
• Ongoing professional development and routes to qualification.
• An inclusive and supportive culture that values diversity and career progression.

Are you up to the challenge?

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.