Solicitor – Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Permanent
Worcester, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Talbots Law
Posted 1 day ago
Full Job Description
Solicitor – Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Worcester
Full time, permanent opportunity
We are looking for a practical individual to join Talbots as a Solicitor for our Dispute Resolution Team, specialising in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence with at least 2 years’ post qualified experience.
As a Solicitor, you will be advising on a wide range of personal injury and clinical negligence disputes matters, whilst managing your own caseload and assisting more senior members of the team on high-value and complex litigation matters.
Who Are Talbots Law?
Talbots Law is proud to be an Employee-Owned Company and a member of the EOA. We were the first Employee-Owned Law Firm in the West Midlands.
Talbots is a values-led company with a shared vision of “Working every day to be the best” for our people, our clients, and for our communities.
We are passionate about people being the best that they can be. We do this by providing a comprehensive package of high-quality company benefits and rewards.
The company is committed to the Real Living Wage Foundation and we also hold the Disability Confident accreditation.
Benefits
* Competitive salaries with annual review.
* Company salary-sacrifice pension scheme (4% from Talbots: 4% from employees).
* Group Life Insurance (3 x annual salary).
* Enhanced Company Sick Pay and Parental Leave.
* EV Car Leasing Scheme.
* Perkbox employee rewards & benefits platform.
* Financial Health & Wellbeing Provision.
* Bank of Talbots (Annual employee credit for legal fees) and Financial Support Loans.
* Salary Sacrifice schemes.
* Established Company progression framework.
* Career progression plans (including financial/mentoring support towards professional qualifications where desired).
* Flexible and hybrid working available for experienced/qualified (lawyer) roles.
* Social events programme with larger event invitations extended to partners & families.
* Company gifts for celebrations and special life events.
* Commitment to charitable initiatives (currently main corporate sponsor of Acorns Children’s Hospice).
What the job involves:
* Manage a diverse caseload of personal injury cases, including fast track and intermediate track value Employers’ Liability, Public Liability and motor cases.
* Advise individual clients on a full range of matters (predominantly litigated) which will include, but is not limited to: motoring accidents, workplace accidents, occupiers/public liability, fatal accidents, industrial disease and historic abuse claims.
* As the role involves direct client interaction, an empathic but persuasive approach and a passion for client care is key, along with business development responsibilities.
* Ensure compliance with SRA, Lexcel, Law Society Quality Scheme standards, SARs and accounting requirements.
What you need:
* At least 2 years qualified experience of independently running your own caseload in personal injury and clinical negligence, from inception to completion.
* Working knowledge of running claims through the Damages Claim Portal (DCP), and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) portals.
* Passionate about giving outstanding client care to clients and referrers with strong interpersonal skills, sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.
If this sounds like the role for you, then please apply today by sending your CV to us.
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