Personal Injury Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market salary

Predominantly remote working

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Option to purchase additional annual-?

Generous pension

Two volunteering days annually

Health membership

Wellbeing initiatives

Training and development support

Nationally recognised lawyers

Long-term progression

Inclusive working environment

Job summary

Realm Recruit is seeking a Personal Injury Solicitor to join a top-tier national practice. You will manage your own caseload, handling complex, high-value litigation including multi-track claims, with training and senior support to help you progress.

You’ll benefit from a top-of-market salary and a flexible, predominantly remote work pattern, with 1–2 days per week in the office. This role suits strong claimant PI lawyers seeking progression in a national firm.

Qualifications

• Personal Injury Solicitor with approximately 1–5 years’ PQE.
• Strong claimant personal injury litigation experience.
• Experience managing your own litigated caseload.
• Exposure to complex, high-value or multi-track claims.
• Excellent drafting, legal research and litigation skills.
• Strong client care and communication skills.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with Partners and senior colleagues.
• Comfortable supporting clients through complex and sensitive claims.
• Interest in business development and developing professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own caseload of complex personal injury litigation.
• Handling high-value and multi-track claims.
• Supporting senior specialists on particularly complex matters.
• Developing your technical expertise within a top-tier national practice.
• Drafting pleadings, witness evidence and other legal documentation.
• Progressing litigated matters strategically and efficiently.
• Providing clear and empathetic advice to clients and their families.
• Working collaboratively with senior lawyers and colleagues nationally.
• Developing relationships with clients, referrers and other professional contacts.

Skills

PI litigation

Caseload management

Drafting pleadings

Legal research

Client care

Independent work

Business development

Team collaboration

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

• Top-of-market salary for this level, reflecting the complexity and value of the work
• Join a top-tier national team handling complex, high-value and multi-track claims
• Work predominantly from home, with typically only 1–2 days per week in the office

If you’re a Personal Injury Solicitor who wants the calibre of work and career platform that comes with a top-tier national practice, without giving up the flexibility of remote working, this role deserves a closer look.

You’ll join one of the country’s largest and most highly regarded specialist teams, handling complex, high-value litigation including multi-track matters. You’ll manage your own caseload while working alongside nationally recognised lawyers on some of the team’s most challenging cases.

Crucially, you don’t need to already work within the team’s particular specialism. The firm is interested in strong claimant personal injury lawyers and will provide the training and senior support you need to make the transition successfully.

With a salary at the top end of the market, substantial home working and the backing of a major national firm, it offers an unusual combination of financial reward, flexibility and quality of work.

Who we’re looking for

• Personal Injury Solicitor with approximately 1–5 years’ PQE
• Strong claimant personal injury litigation experience
• Experience managing your own litigated caseload
• Exposure to complex, high-value or multi-track claims
• Excellent drafting, legal research and litigation skills
• Strong client care and communication skills
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with Partners and senior colleagues
• Comfortable supporting clients and families through complex and sensitive claims
• Interest in business development and developing professional relationships (Desired)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own caseload of complex personal injury litigation
• Handling high-value and multi-track claims
• Supporting senior specialists on particularly complex matters
• Developing your technical expertise within a top-tier national practice
• Drafting pleadings, witness evidence and other legal documentation
• Progressing litigated matters strategically and efficiently
• Providing clear and empathetic advice to clients and their families
• Working collaboratively with senior lawyers and colleagues nationally
• Developing relationships with clients, referrers and other professional contacts

Salary & Benefits

• Top-of-market salary for this level
• Predominantly remote working, typically with just 1–2 days per week in the Manchester or Sheffield office
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Generous and flexible pension
• Two fully paid volunteering days each year
• Health membership providing support towards medical costs
• Extensive wellbeing initiatives
• Strong training and development support
• Opportunity to build your expertise alongside nationally recognised lawyers
• Long-term progression within a major national practice
• Inclusive working environment with established colleague networks and responsible business programmes

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.