Catastrophic Injury Solicitor / Associate / Senior Associate

Overview

In this role you join a market-leading defendant insurance team focused on catastrophic injury litigation. You will handle high-value claims and work alongside senior specialists to shape strategy and outcomes. The role blends hands-on casework with close collaboration across partners, experts, and clients, offering progression through Solicitor to Senior Associate. You will contribute to delivering top-tier service on technically challenging cases, often involving brain and spinal injuries, amputations, and fatalities. This is a hybrid, supportive environment with opportunities to influence high-profile matters.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working with one day in office
• comprehensive benefits package
• clear progression opportunities
• access to Partners and technical specialists
• ongoing training and professional development
• supportive and collaborative team culture

Responsibilities

• Handle complex catastrophic injury and large loss claims (250,000+; up to multi-million values)
• Draft pleadings, statements, and litigation documents
• Instruct counsel, liability and medical experts and rehabilitation providers
• Attend conferences, mediations, JSMs, and court hearings
• Advise on litigation strategy, liability, causation, and quantum
• Manage own caseload (where applicable) and support senior lawyers on complex matters
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with insurers, corporate, and public sector clients
• Support Partners and senior lawyers on the most challenging cases

Key requirements

• Experience in serious/catastrophic injury or large loss claims (250k+)
• Exposure to multi-track litigation
• Experience with complex liability and quantum investigations
• Defendant insurance litigation experience is essential for senior associate; strong claimant catastrophic injury experience considered for Solicitor/Associate
• Excellent client management and communication skills
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical abilities
• Proactive, collaborative approach to case management

• Client-focused
• Collaborative
• Proactive problem-solving
• Drafting and litigation document preparation
• Mediation and conference preparation
• Instructing experts and counsel

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