Senior PI Solicitor: Catastrophic Lead (Hybrid)

Law Staff Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Hybrid and flexible working

Career progression

Wellbeing support

Support for professional development

Job summary

Law Staff Ltd is recruiting a Principal Associate Personal Injury Solicitor to lead a team handling complex, high-value catastrophic injury work, including brain and spinal injuries. You will drive case strategy, provide specialist legal guidance, and mentor colleagues as part of a supportive, values-driven firm.

The role offers hybrid working, genuine career progression and a strong development focus, with a competitive salary in the £60,000–£70,000 range.

Qualifications

• Proven experience handling serious and catastrophic injury claims.
• Experience leading a team or function and developing others.
• Strong appreciation of the core legal process in serious/catastrophic injury claims.
• Solid understanding of The Rehabilitation Code and the Serious Injury Guide and their application to major trauma cases.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to recognise sector developments and adapt to client needs.
• Excellent client care skills with the ability to manage complex and competing demands.
• Strong understanding of data security, confidentiality and risk.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of catastrophic injury claims from instruction through to settlement.
• Providing expert, client-focused advice with empathy for individuals and their families.
• Conducting litigation, instructing counsel and experts, and attending court hearings.
• Negotiating with defendant insurers, solicitors and other professionals to secure the best outcomes.
• Supporting and mentoring team members to promote their professional development.
• Assisting in growing the practice through networking, marketing and referrer relationships.
• Ensuring compliance with SRA guidelines and relevant regulatory standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Catastrophic injury law

Client care

Regulatory awareness

Job description

Law Staff Ltd is recruiting a Principal Associate Personal Injury Solicitor to lead a team handling complex, high-value catastrophic injury work, including brain and spinal injuries. You will drive case strategy, provide specialist legal guidance, and mentor colleagues as part of a supportive, values-driven firm.

The role offers hybrid working, genuine career progression and a strong development focus, with a competitive salary in the £60,000–£70,000 range.