We are a full-service law firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne serving clients throughout the UK and further afield. We have an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality partner-led advice with exceptional personal service.
Our team of over 220 colleagues includes 38 partners, 119 fee-earners and 67 people in business services roles. Our client base includes large companies, owner managed businesses, healthcare professionals, leisure operators and rural businesses
With a history stretching back over 125 years, we recognise the importance the contribution that businesses like ours should and can have on the local community and we, therefore, encourage our partners and employees to get involved and give back to the local community in which we live and work.
Our vision is to set the standard for legal excellence and in doing so, to become the law firm of choice for businesses, organisations and individuals. To meet our vision and deliver an outstanding service we employ individuals who understand our clients’ needs, take pride in what they do and how they do it. Our values go to the heart of the firm. They define who we are and how we work. It is by remaining true to our values that we will achieve our vision. This is what we value most:
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Teamwork – we trust and respect one another. We see strength in our diversity as individuals and as a practice. We achieve the best outcomes for clients when we work collaboratively, recognizing and respecting the different perspectives that we bring.
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Excellent Client Service – We take the time to truly understand our clients’ needs and aim to provide practical, tailored and commercial solutions – not just options – to help them achieve their goals. Through hard work and commitment, we aim to develop long-term relationships with all our clients, taking pride in the value that we add.
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Professionalism – We work to the highest professional and technical standards, acting with the utmost integrity at all times. We are fiercely proud of our reputation as being a trusted adviser to our clients, often over several generations, and continually strive to ensure that our clients’ interests come first and foremost.
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Our People – We work together to create an open, supportive and friendly working environment where our people feel valued, can develop their careers and achieve their professional ambitions.
If this sounds like a vision you would like to be a part of, our values resonate with your own personal values, and you meet the requirements of the role described, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please read on!
We have a vacancy for a full-time 1 to 5 year PQE Solicitor to work within the expanding Neurotrauma team in our award-winning Claimant Personal Injury department. The successful candidate will work as part of the Neurotrauma team who represent Clients throughout the country in cases involving brain and spinal cord injury.
Everyone in our Neurotrauma Team is dedicated to securing the best outcome possible for our clients. We achieve this by working in partnership with them, with fellow professionals and all those who support them as they come to terms with significant, life-changing injuries.
We know that early, effective rehabilitation improves outcomes and we are committed to securing the necessary funding as soon as possible to ensure that our clients have everything they need to live independent, fulfilling lives and fully realise their potential.
We take pride in what we do and how we do it, adopting a ‘will do’ attitude. We strive to deliver an unrivalled service and provide our clients with the financial, professional and emotional support they require to empower them to lead the lives they want.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Yorkshire based team. This is a remote working role for a candidate based in the Yorkshire area, supporting clients in Yorkshire and Nationally, with travel to our Newcastle office expected on a monthly basis.
The Role
Main activities for this role include:
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Independently, and as part of a team, handling neurotrauma injury claims, both pre-litigation and litigated cases
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Working in partnership with case managers and rehabilitation providers
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Undertaking liability investigations
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Quantum investigations (including review of medical, therapy, employment, and case management documentation, obtaining medical and other expert evidence, and special damages calculations), drafting Schedules of Loss
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Applying a proactive approach on a case by case basis to achieve the very best outcome for the client
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Promoting the Firm, and particularly the Neurotrauma team, externally, by attending events, developing positive relationships with potential work-referrers, and supporting the business development
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Providing an exceptional client experience
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Dealing with court hearings and applications
Requirements
The prospective applicant should have experience of complex and high-value personal injury claims, specifically brain and spinal cord injury claims. The applicant should have a detailed knowledge of the CPR and will be required to be familiar with medical issues relevant to serious neurological injury claims, a significant body of relevant case law and complex quantum calculations.
The successful candidate will have the interpersonal skills to deal with professional intermediaries and have an established network of those people working within the neurotrauma field. The candidate will be a competent advocate and be expected to participate in attending client events and other activities to create, maintain and build upon positive external relationships. Excellent communications skills are essential, as are managing expectations across a wide range of competing needs, a willingness to cover a variety of tasks and whilst we operate a strong life work balance ethos, the willingness to work outside core hours on occasion.
Benefits
A competitive salary is available, along with a firm bonus scheme. Opportunities are also available for career progression. Hybrid working is fully implemented and supported in the firm.
How to apply
Pleae send your CV and covering letter, including your current salary to Helen Kean ([email protected])
