Civil Litigation Solicitor + 3 years PQE

6 months ago


Wigan, United Kingdom Stephensons Full time

Title: Civil Litigation Solicitor (Specialising in claims against public authorities) + 3 years PQE

Department: Civil Liberties

Location: Wigan/Agile

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Dependent on experience

Are you qualified solicitor and looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience in Personal Injury law, actions against public bodies or Civil Litigation experience? Do you want to gain invaluable experience and get stuck into high value work? What about working for a resilient and inclusive law firm who are committed to you and your and career?

About The Role:

We are looking for an experienced civil litigator to join our nationally recognised civil liberties team, to specialise in bringing claims against public authorities. 

The team predominantly work on abuse related claims brought on behalf of Claimants against Local Authorities and Police Forces.

All claims require knowledge and experience in Civil Litigation and incorporate elements of Personal Injury Law.

The role provides the opportunity to retrain and transfer your skills as a Civil Litigator to this varied and interesting yet niche area of law.

What makes this role so great?

Here at Stephensons we are one firm working together, with each other for others. We have cultivated a fantastic recipe of a down to earth, friendly ethos, blended with professionalism.

We provide great work, but don’t believe that it has to come at a price We pride ourselves on providing excellent work life balance, by offering and promoting fantastic working from home arrangements and flexible working hours.

You:

You will need to be a Qualified Solicitor of at least three years post qualification experience with a current practicing certificate.

We will consider those with specific experience in claims of personal injury, actions against public bodies and candidates with general civil litigation experience.

About the Team:

Our Civil Liberties & Public Law team are nationally recognised and have been involved in a substantial number of high profile cases which have led to changes in the law.

Please  click here  for details about our Civil Liberties & Public Law team.


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