Personal Injury Solicitor

My client is recruiting for an experienced Personal Injury Solicitor to join their team across Leigh, Warrington, Westhoughton or Whitefield, Greater Manchester.

This is an opportunity to join an established Personal Injury department, managing a varied caseload across a range of claimant and defendant matters. The role would suit a solicitor who is organised, self sufficient and confident managing their own caseload.

The Role

• Managing a varied personal injury caseload.
• Handling accidents at work, excluding most industrial disease matters.
• Handling public liability claims including trips and slips.
• Handling road traffic accident claims, excluding generally whiplash matters.
• Handling clinical negligence claims, excluding cases against therapists and mental health practitioners where there is no physical injury.
• Handling defendant personal injury matters, including uninsured defendant cases.
• Managing matters efficiently and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Working closely with colleagues across the firm's offices.
• Maintaining accurate case records and progressing matters in accordance with relevant deadlines and procedures.

The Candidate

• Be a qualified Solicitor with at least 3 years' PQE.
• Have demonstrable experience in Personal Injury.
• Have experience handling a broad range of personal injury claims.
• Be confident managing a caseload independently.
• Be self sufficient, organised and able to work effectively across a branch based structure.
• Be computer literate and confident using relevant legal technology.
• Have experience using claim management software.
• Have experience using the Claims Portal, Court Portal and High Court Portal.
• Have excellent communication and client care skills.

Benefits

• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas week closure.
• Holiday purchase scheme allowing up to 3 additional days per year.
• Bonus holiday scheme offering up to 12 additional days' leave per year based on monthly income targets.
• Annual bonus linked to achievement of fee income targets.
• Hybrid working following successful completion of a 3 month probation period.
• Online training courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.Monthly staff events with prizes.
• Medicash scheme and Employee Assistance Programme following successful completion of a 3 month probation period.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful

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