Serious Injury Fee Earner (Solicitor/CILEx) - UK

Location: Macclesfield, UK – Hybrid/Remote Working Available

Salary: Competitive plus benefits/bonus

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

🌟 About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Serious Injury Fee Earner to join our client's Claimant Personal Injury team. This is a critical role focusing on complex, multi-track personal and catastrophic injury claims (e.g., brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, fatal accidents).

You will manage your own caseload from instruction through to conclusion, fighting for maximum compensation to secure our clients' long-term financial stability, rehabilitation, and quality of life. A blend of legal expertise and genuine empathy is essential.

💼 Key Responsibilities

• Case Management & Litigation: Manage a full caseload of high-value serious and catastrophic injury claims.

• Client Care: Provide exceptional and sensitive client care to individuals and families who have suffered traumatic, life-changing events. Regular communication, face-to-face meetings, and managing client expectations are paramount.

• Case Progression: Proactively progress claims, identifying key areas of dispute, researching complex legal issues (liability, causation, quantum), and ensuring compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and Pre-Action Protocols.

• Drafting & Analysis: Draft critical legal documents, including detailed pleadings, witness statements, and comprehensive Schedules of Loss.

• Expert Instruction: Instruct and liaise with a multi-disciplinary team of top-tier experts, including medical specialists, case managers, care experts, architects, and forensic accountants.

• Interim Support & Rehabilitation: Strategically secure early interim payments and appropriate private rehabilitation packages to ensure the client’s immediate needs are met.

• Negotiation & Settlement: Engage in robust negotiations with insurers and opponents, advising the client on litigation and cost risks, and ultimately optimising the client's settlement.

• Compliance: Maintain accurate file management and time recording using the firm’s case management system, ensuring compliance with SRA and internal standards.

📋 Required Skills & Experience

• Qualification: Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEx) in the UK, or an unqualified Fee Earner who can demonstrate equivalent high-level experience with 2 years PQE.

• Experience: Proven track record of successfully managing a caseload of Claimant multi-track serious or catastrophic injury claims. We will consider candidates from a Defendant background demonstrating the right transferrable skills.

• Technical Knowledge: Strong technical knowledge of personal injury law, the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), and litigation procedures.

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and objection-handling skills.

• Client Focus: A deep commitment to delivering excellent client care with sensitivity, empathy, and professionalism.

• Drive: Highly motivated, accountable, and comfortable performing to a high level in a target-orientated, yet supportive, environment.

🤝 What We Offer

• A competitive salary and performance-based bonus scheme.

• Generous annual leave.

• Access to high-quality, complex, and rewarding work.

• A collaborative and supportive team culture. (We’re serious about injury but not about being boring!)

• Ongoing professional development, training, and career progression opportunities. 

• Flexible work arrangements - hybrid and remote working options

Ready to make a real difference in people's lives? Apply now with your CV and covering letter.