Solicitor

Irwin Mitchell; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Scotland is seeking a legal professional to manage serious and catastrophic injury claims. The role requires 2-5 years of post-qualified experience in serious injury or high-value litigation. The candidate will deliver compassionate legal advice while collaborating with colleagues to provide seamless service. A commercial mindset and client relationship skills are essential. The firm offers generous benefits including flexible working and well-being initiatives, reflecting their commitment to a supportive workplace.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous and flexible pension schemes

Volunteering days

Westfield Health membership

Qualifications

• 2-5 years post qualified experience in serious injury or high-value personal injury litigation.
• Desirable experience in Child Abuse cases.
• Proven track record supporting complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex and high-value caseload.
• Deliver accurate, strategic legal advice.
• Collaborate with colleagues for seamless service.

Skills

Experience in serious injury litigation

Supporting complex litigated cases

Empathetic legal advice

Ambition and resilience

Client relationship management

Commercially minded

Job description

Your Role and What You’ll Be Doing

In this role you will:

• Manage a complex and high-value caseload, including serious and catastrophic injury claims with support from more senior colleagues where required.
• Deliver consistently accurate, strategic, and compassionate legal advice, ensuring clients feel supported and informed throughout their journey.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm to deliver a seamless, high-quality service.
• Have the opportunity to develop your professional skills, working alongside some of the most highly regarded professionals in this field.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has 2-5 years post qualified experience in serious injury or high-value personal injury litigation.
• Experience in Child Abuse cases is desirable, but not essential.
• A proven track record of supporting on complex, litigated cases.
• Ambitious, resilient, and excited by the challenge of joining an ambitious and growing team.
• Skilled in delivering empathetic, clear, and confident legal advice.
• Commercially minded, with a desire to progress their business development and client relationship management skills.
• Flexible and collaborative, comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking and supportive team that values ambition, excellence, and impact. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of serious injury law in Scotland, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause ofوف choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includesactive our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues greater choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.