Senior Personal Injury Lawyer

£54000

Thompsons Solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne

Posted 2 weeks ago, 16 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Conducting and managing cases from start to finish, this will be across a range of large and / or complex cases within personal injury.

Assist in the communication with local/regional union officials on behalf of the firm.

You will have experience of progressing cases to Trial, ADR and making interlocutory applications.

You will be able to demonstrate evidence of forecasting and billing, including a strong track record of recovering costs.

You will have supervision and coaching responsibilities for other members of the team and be able to work as part of the wider national claimant personal injury team.

You will be required to supervise junior member(s) of the team within your area.

Are you an experienced Personal Injury Lawyer looking for a new opportunity? We're hiring! Our team of Personal Injury Lawyers are looking to add to their established team based in Newcastle. With a passion for putting the client first and demonstrating excellent client care, you will be a qualified Lawyer with significant post qualification experience, running a varied personal injury caseload including complex cases; as well as being able to demonstrate solid supervisory experience., A sound theoretical knowledge of the work and an ability to conduct cases from beginning to end.

Have existing and up to date knowledge of the law relating to PI and the civil litigation process.

Have solid experience usually gained over 5 years (or more) of handling a full caseload.

Excellent communication and client care skills, demonstrating an ability to empathise with vulnerable clients is essential.

Construct clear and effective arguments, yielding the best result for our clients.

Admitted solicitor or FILEX.

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937

the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)

the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016

hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).