At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team, managing your own caseload and supporting clients through tough times.
- Company: National law firm with a strong local presence and a commitment to community support.
- Benefits: 25 days holiday, flexible pension schemes, paid volunteering days, and health membership perks.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to diversity and social responsibility.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in clients' lives while enhancing your litigation skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: 4-10 years PQE in Asbestos and Occupational Disease litigation with strong communication skills.
We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. But we're more than just a law firm – we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
This role is based out of our Newcastle office and sits within our Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team, led by Ian Toft, Regional Lead Partner for Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield.
We are seeking a Grade A Solicitor with approximately 4-10 years' PQE and a strong background in Asbestos and Occupational Disease litigation. You'll join a highly respected specialist disease practice working with clients diagnosed with a wide spectrum of asbestos related and non asbestos respiratory conditions. This includes mesothelioma, asbestos related lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural thickening, occupational asthma, silicosis and other workplace related respiratory illnesses. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your litigation skills while also taking ownership of your own litigated caseload, as well as assisting senior colleagues on high value or complex matters. You'll work closely with clients and their families at difficult moments in their lives, ensuring they receive exceptional advice and the highest standard of support throughout their claim.
About You
- You'll work closely with clients and providing them with exceptional legal advice to achieve the best possible resolution for our clients.
- Approximately 4-10 years PQE with Asbestos and Occupational Disease experience.
- The ability to work with empathy and integrity.
- Experience managing your own caseload, while also assisting Partners and senior team members on high value cases.
- A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for clients.
- An aptitude for business development and a passion for building strong client and referrer relationships.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including high quality drafting and undertaking detailed legal research.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
- 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
- This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
- We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
- Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.
This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Sub-Department: Asbestos & Occupational Disease Sub-Division: IM LLP Vacancy Type: Permanent : Newcastle Salary: Competitive
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