Catastrophic Injury Associate
Manchester – £42,000 - £50,000
My client is an international, top tier defendant law firm seeking a Catastrophic Injury Associate to join their growing team in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established Catastrophic Injury team that promises good quality work and excellent career prospects.As a Catastrophic Injury Associate, you will be responsible for a caseload of complex matters up to the value of £500k with a focus on EL/PL claims. You will also work alongside a partner on higher value matters to include multi-million-pound brain injury matters.
The ideal candidate will have 1-5 years' PQE and previous experience of handling, or assisting on, multi-track Personal Injury matters. Whilst defendant experience would be desirable, candidates with a claimant background will also be considered.
In addition to a competitive salary, the firm offers a range of employee benefits to include:
- Private medical cover
- Flexible/hybrid working
- Annual bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Various retail discounts
Abbie Clifford is a Senior Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment and has 5 years’ experience within the industry. Abbie spends her weekends performing as Frida in an ABBA tribute band, a fun fact that many people might not know about her. After a busy day, she enjoys unwinding by curling up on the sofa with snacks, a good book, and her cat (crazy cat lady alert!). Abbie finds it incredibly rewarding to help candidates secure their perfect job. Her advice to those looking to enter the legal recruitment field is to stick with it - it can be overwhelming at first, especially if you don’t have legal knowledge, but once it clicks, it’s a very rewarding career.
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Job Spec:
- Area of Law: Defendant Personal Injury
- Type: Solicitor / FILEX
- Salary: £42,000 - £50,000
- Term: Permanent
- Location: Manchester
- Reference: 1155829a
