Serious Injury Paralegal Role in Manchester

HCC Solicitors; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff social events

Training opportunities

Death in service*

Cycle to work scheme*

Referral schemes for bringing both new

team members

Paid Birthday day off

Paid day off to move house

Long standing service awards

Enhanced maternity pay

Employee thank you awards

Travel season ticket loans*

Charitable day (1 days paid leave to?

Job summary

HCC Solicitors in Manchester is seeking a talented personal injury paralegal to join our team of highly experienced lawyers. You will assist on high-value and complex cases, including catastrophic and fatal injuries, alongside a Partner, gaining experience in a well-established firm.

The role involves drafting letters of claim, preparing court documents, reviewing medical records, and coordinating with counsel and experts.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a personal injury department.
• Experience in an office environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Proven ability to work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist a Partner on catastrophic and fatal personal injury cases.
• Draft letters of claim and letters of instruction; draft court documents and witness statements and schedules of loss.
• Review medical records and draft chronologies.
• Carry out research using internal resources.
• Liaise with counsel and medical experts.
• Keep clients updated clearly and with empathy; ensure rehabilitation and financial needs are met.

Skills

Communication

Deadline driven

Team collaboration

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Serious Injury Paralegal Role in Manchester

Location: Manchester

Working: Hybrid – 2 days a week in the office

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours / Mon–Fri

Contract: Permanent

Join our Manchester team

We’re looking for a talented and experienced personal injury paralegal to join our team of highly experienced lawyers in our Manchester office.

You’ll assist on a wide variety of high-value and complex cases, including catastrophic and fatal injury cases alongside a Partner, while gaining valuable experience in a well-established, long-standing firm.

What you’ll do

You’ll assist a Partner on catastrophic and fatal personal injury cases.

Casework

• Draft letters of claim and letters of instruction
• Draft court documents and other documents, such as witness statements (covering liability and quantum) and schedules of loss
• Review medical records and draft chronologies
• Carry out research using internal resources
• Liaise with counsel and medical experts

Clients

• Keep clients updated clearly and with empathy
• Make sure clients’ rehabilitation and financial needs are considered and met on an ongoing basis

Case management

• Work to court deadlines
• Manage the diary
• Assist with file organisation
• Use our in-house case management system
• Maintain awareness of the Civil Procedure Rules and how they apply to the multi-track process

What you’ll bring

You’ll need:

• Previous experience of working in a personal injury department
• Experience in an office environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT skills, including Word, Outlook and Excel
• Proven ability to work to deadlines

Highly favoured:

• Previous experience of working in serious injury

What you’ll get

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff social events
• Training opportunities
• Death in service*
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Referral schemes for bringing both new claims and team members
• Paid Birthday day off
• Paid day off to move house
• Long standing service awards
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Employee thank you awards
• Travel season ticket loans*
• Charitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group.)

*Subject to qualifying periods.

HCC Solicitors and Our Manchester Office

HCC is an award-winning serious injury law firm with a family-first approach. Our flagship Manchester office , has grown significantly over the past several years and continues to grow.

“Our Manchester team is made up of highly experienced lawyers working on high-value and complex serious injury cases, including catastrophic and fatal claims. We keep our clients at the centre of everything we do, from keeping them updated clearly and with empathy to making sure their rehabilitation and financial needs are always met. We’re a well-established, long-standing firm with a family-first approach. If you’d like to build your experience alongside a team like ours, we’d love to hear from you.”

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a HCC Solicitors a registered company in England and Wales registered number 08043633. Our registered office is Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 608056. Our conduct is governed by the SRA Standards and Regulations which can be accessed here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations