Serious Injury Lawyer

Slater Gordon; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is seeking an experienced case manager to work on serious claims, such as brain and spinal injuries. This role involves managing a caseload, preparing witness statements, and frequent client interaction. The position offers opportunities for professional development, including funding for qualifications. Benefits include hybrid working, a significant holiday allowance, and additional health and wellbeing support, making it an attractive opportunity for those passionate about catastrophic injury law.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Group Income Protection

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Continuous professional development support

Dental Insurance

Life Assurance cover

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Prior experience working on serious claims like brain or spinal injuries.
• Ability to manage own caseload effectively.
• Background in handling high volume casework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with instructing medical experts and preparation of witness statements.
• Attend conferences with clients and counsel.
• Maintain regular contact with clients and families.

Skills

Experience with severe injury claims

Case management

Client communication

Job description

We would be looking for an individual who can be involved in the cases from the outset and will continue to be closely involved throughout their duration, giving the opportunity to understand the issues involved to enable you to assist with tasks including instructing appropriate medical experts, dealing with disclosure, proofing witnesses and preparing well-structured witness statements. We would also like those to attend conferences with clients and leading counsel, MDT and pathfinder meetings and have frequent client/family contact.

We're looking for an individual who can demonstrate prior experience and expertise working on claims of the utmost severity, such as brain and spinal injury and amputation cases.

This role is ideal for someone who has managed their own caseload, as you will be given the opportunity to do so, along with assisting on high-value claims. Ideally, we would also look at those who have a background in handling high volume casework.

This is an exciting and exceptional opportunity for someone who would like to focus their career whilst enabling them to specialise within catastrophic injury, gaining valuable experience while doing so.

What we offer in return

• Hybrid working - 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)
• 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
• Employee Referral scheme with payments
• Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP's, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much more
• Employee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
• Group Income Protection which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of a qualifying illness or injury
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much more
• Life Assurance cover
• Workplace pension
• Benefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street stores
• Dental Insurance
• Free legal help and discounted lawyer led legal services

Some of the benefits listed above are subject to passing probation or are length of service related. Benefits may be adjusted/removed from time to time.

Your Professional Development

We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award-winner law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.

Our Values

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.

How we work is guided by the S+G Way

This means:

• We do what we say we will
• We don't wait we create
• We own it, we sort it
• We respect and encourage each other
• We make time to live