At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage your own caseload of personal injury claims from start to finish.
- Company: Join Express Solicitors, a top-ranked personal injury law firm in the UK.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous commission, and private medical insurance after two years.
- Other info: Hybrid working options and a vibrant office culture with plenty of social activities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in clients' lives while advancing your legal career.
- Qualifications: Experience in litigation or a willingness to retrain into occupiers' and public liability law.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
Along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears. Full time, Permanent. Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers' liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers' and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.
We are seeking an experienced lawyer to join our Occupiers' and Public Liability department. We also welcome applications from experienced RTA litigators seeking to retrain into OL/PL work, with full training and ongoing support provided. The role involves managing your own caseload of predominantly pre- and post-issue fast track OL/PL claims from inception through to conclusion.
We benefit from high-quality, non-CMC sources of work, ensuring our lawyers deal only with genuine claims. At Express Solicitors, we strongly believe that office-based collaboration plays a key role in professional development, particularly for junior team members. Our experience shows that working together in person provides greater support, encourages knowledge sharing, and accelerates career progression.
Lawyers are also well supported operationally, typically benefiting from the assistance of a Litigation Assistant and secretarial/typing support, either dedicated or shared depending on seniority and experience. We offer a highly competitive and transparent commission structure, paid monthly in arrears, with no thresholds, hurdles, or caps - rewarding you for every successful case you bring to completion.
- Managing a caseload of OL/PL claims from cradle to grave
- Conducting thorough legal research and providing sound legal advice to clients
- Preparing and drafting legal documents, including pleadings and witness statements
- Keeping up to date with changes in relevant laws and regulations
- Progressing claims efficiently through litigation to maximise client outcomes
- Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload from cradle to grave
- A focus on advancing cases to and through litigation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients
- Experience handling OL/PL fast track claims is advantageous; however, we also welcome candidates with strong litigated RTA experience who are seeking to retrain into OL/PL litigation
- Knowledge of the civil procedure rules, precedent, trends in litigation, and an ability and willingness to utilise the same to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients
Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. Hybrid working - 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
23 days of holiday - rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays. Extra Holidays - 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
Looking After Your Health - Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
Looking After Your Well-being - 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
Work Life / Balance - Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
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Dispute Resolution Solicitor/Lawyer employer: EXPRESS SOLICITORS
Express Solicitors is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Manchester where collaboration and professional development are at the forefront. With a transparent commission structure that rewards every successful case, alongside generous benefits such as private medical insurance and a vibrant social culture, employees are supported in achieving both personal and career growth. The firm’s commitment to training and support for those retraining into new specialisations further enhances its appeal as a place for meaningful and rewarding employment.
