Solicitor - Serious Personal Injury

3 weeks ago

Leeds UK, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – 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.


This is a superb opportunity for a Solicitor to join our Serious Personal Injury team based in Leeds, working at least 2 days per week in the office.


Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

Personal injury and illness can have a dramatic and sometimes life changing impact for the person affected and for those who are close to them. The personal injury teams at Irwin Mitchell don’t just deal with compensation claims. We also work with our clients and their families to ensure all of their rehabilitation needs are met. It’s a unique, bespoke approach that really makes a difference to people whose lives have been turned upside down by injury.

Learn more about our CICA team here.


As an experienced Solicitor (or experienced Legal Executive) in the team, you will play a key role in successfully running criminal injury compensation claims within a division of the Serious Personal Injury team, working as part of that team to maximise client damages and optimise costs recovery. You will be expected to perform to KPI’s. You will also assist in developing external relationships to provide an exceptional client experience and generate new cases.


About You

  • A true team player, who excels at motivating and developing others;
  • Demonstratable technical experience gained in Serious Personal Injury, specifically, Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury;
  • Demonstrable experience dealing with issues relating to the Court of Protection and determination of Capacity issues;
  • Be able to operate independently and as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and develop other team members;
  • Demonstrable experience of excellent client care and inter-personal skills, operating with integrity and showing empathy and intuition.


If this sounds like you, please hit the 'Easy Apply' button to submit an application.


Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

  • Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way around.
  • 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 to work in a way that best suits you. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements.

We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023


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, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.


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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