Serious Injury Fee Earner

Sue Ross Legal are recruiting for a Multi-Track Personal Injury Fee Earner. Our client is a top 100 UK law firm with a renowned reputation. Due to continued growth, the firm is actively seeking dedicated and ambitious lawyers (qualified solicitors or unqualified fee earners) to handle a varied caseload of high-value serious and catastrophic injury cases from start to finish, mainly litigated RTA cases. Depending on experience, you will oversee cases valued between GBP 25,000 and GBP 50,000, GBP 50,000 and GBP 250,000, GBP 250,000 and GBP 1,000,000, or GBP 1,000,000+.

Duties:

• Deliver excellent client care to clients who have suffered traumatic and life-changing events.
• Conduct regular technical and case reviews, providing feedback and mentoring as needed.
• Maintain regular communication and meetings with clients.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including medical experts, case managers, care experts, architects, forensic accountants, and counsel.
• Analyze evidence and research legal issues related to liability, causation, and quantum.
• Draft legal documents such as statements, pleadings, and schedules of loss.
• Secure early interim payments and facilitate appropriate rehabilitation.
• Optimize client settlements.
• Work with a task-based case management system to ensure regular contact with clients, providing exceptional customer service and managing expectations.
• Increase department awareness and develop your professional profile.
• Support your Team Leader in supervising, mentoring, and developing junior team members, ensuring KPIs and performance objectives are met.
• Perform well in a target-oriented environment.
• Undertake any other relevant tasks as assigned by the business.

Person Specification:

• Qualified Solicitor or Fellow of CILEx with at least 4 years post-qualification experience or equivalent experience demonstrating ability to charge and recover appropriate rates.
• Proven experience handling serious injury claims, with strong technical knowledge and practical court procedure skills.
• Commitment to delivering excellent client care, with strong communication, negotiation, and objection handling skills.
• Ability to achieve objectives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards.
• Experience with case management systems and proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Attention to detail, good organizational skills, positive attitude, self-motivation, and initiative.
• Resilient, adaptable to changing circumstances and challenging situations.

Your KPIs and objectives will be discussed and agreed upon in one-to-one meetings with your line manager. Regular reviews will help identify areas for development and support. While handling claimant cases, candidates from either claimant or defendant backgrounds will be considered. This is an excellent opportunity to join a reputable firm that values staff development, offers flexible working, and supports agile working.

The benefits package includes:

• 25-30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Free eye tests
• Enhanced adoption, maternity, and paternity leave
• Reward and recognition programs, long service awards, prize draws, incentives
• Life insurance
• Free parking (when in office)

For more information or a confidential chat about vacancies across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, the Northwest, and the Northeast, please send your details to us. Our dedicated legal consultants will contact you. Due to high application volumes, we cannot provide individual feedback. If you do not hear within 72 hours, your application was unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest, and best wishes in your job search.