Associate/Senior Associate

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time
Job Description

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. 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. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.


We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.


We are looking for a Serious Injury Claimant Solicitor with a strong reputation within East Anglia.


The role would be aligned to our Cambridge office with hybrid working available. You will be expected to make a significant contribution to business development as we strengthen our profile and develop our market leading team in these regions. Key to the role therefore will be the ability to build business and generate growth.


Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

Head, spinal cord and other serious injuries, such as those resulting in amputation, impairment of senses and permanent disability are life changing. Serious injuries affect our clients in different ways such as their family life, employment opportunities, healthcare needs and everyday quality of life. These claims are by nature hugely traumatic and must be handled with the utmost care and expertise. You will be able to demonstrate expertise in serious injury litigation as well as tenacity and exemplary client care skills.


You’ll join Partner Ruth Booy’s team. Ruth has over 30 years’ experience specialising in cases concerning complex high value catastrophic injury. Ruth is renowned for successfully running high risk cases with complex legal arguments. Having written and presented training programmes for hospital consultants, case managers, police liaison officers, victim support and bereavement volunteers and the Citizen Advice Bureaux Ruth has a wealth of experience in serious injury litigation and an extensive network across East Anglia and the south east Midlands.


Your Role

You will be responsible for enhancing the team’s profile in and generating growth from the East Anglia market.


You’ll work closely with clients providing them with exceptional legal advice to achieve the best possible resolution for them. You’ll be a key member of the Serious Injury team and regularly contribute to area meetings, ensuring your team objectives are being met.


As an experienced solicitor within Serious Injury, you’ll have the opportunity to train and mentor others in your team, and we’ll provide you with the support and direction to help you do this.


About You

We're looking for an Associate/Senior Associate, who has demonstratable strengths in business development, relationship building, networking and work generation within serious injury. Our ideal candidate will have the following:


  • A qualfied Solicitor with a current Practising Certificate
  • Ambition, energy and enthusiasm for serious injury litigation
  • Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances
  • An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationships
  • An established reputation within the East Anglia markets for example recognition by APIL, Legal 500 or Chambers
  • Experience within multi-track Serious Injury claims, ideally with experience in head / spinal cord and / or amputation injuries


If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration


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.


We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. 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 have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024


Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. 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. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.


Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. 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.


Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

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