Paralegal – Serious Injury Team
Develop your career in catastrophic injury litigation with one of the UK's leading claimant law firms
Are you an ambitious Personal Injury Paralegal looking for an opportunity to work on some of the most complex and high-value injury claims?
At Thompsons Solicitors, you'll join one of the country's leading Serious Injury teams, working alongside lawyers recognised by Chambers UK and The Legal 500 for their expertise in catastrophic injury litigation. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside some of the country's leading catastrophic injury lawyers, supporting clients whose lives have been changed by serious accidents and helping them secure the compensation, rehabilitation and support they need to rebuild their futures.
Unlike many paralegal roles, this position offers exposure to genuinely catastrophic injury litigation from an early stage in your career. You'll work on cases that are often valued in excess of £1 million and involve life-changing injuries including brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and severe orthopaedic trauma. We focus on some of the most serious personal injury cases pursued in England and Wales, working with leading medical experts, rehabilitation professionals and King's Counsel to achieve outstanding outcomes for our clients.
Working closely with senior lawyers and fee earners, you'll become an integral part of the litigation team, helping to progress complex cases while developing specialist expertise in catastrophic injury litigation. You'll have the opportunity to build strong client relationships, attend conferences with counsel and experts, assist with litigation strategy and gain invaluable experience that will support your long-term career development. For the right candidate, this role offers meaningful responsibility from an early stage, supported by supervision, mentoring and guidance to develop your skills and confidence.
Unlike many firms, we act exclusively for claimants. You'll never work on behalf of insurers or compensators. Every case you work on will be focused on helping injured people and their families secure the support and compensation they need following life-changing injuries. Many of our clients are trade union members who have suffered serious injuries at work, on the road or in public places.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to move beyond volume driven personal injury work and develop their career within a team that focuses on quality, collaboration and achieving the very best outcomes for seriously injured clients.
As a Paralegal within our Serious Injury Team, you'll support lawyers and senior fee earners on a varied caseload of complex catastrophic injury claims.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in the management of high-value serious and catastrophic injury cases from inception through to conclusion.
- Drafting legal documents, witness statements and correspondence.
- Reviewing medical records, expert evidence and other documentation.
- Undertaking legal and factual research.
- Liaising with clients, medical experts, rehabilitation providers, leading counsel, courts and other stakeholders.
- Supporting the preparation of cases for conferences, settlement meetings and trials.
- Maintaining case records and ensuring compliance with regulatory and professional obligations.
- Providing exceptional client care with empathy, professionalism and attention to detail.
We're looking for someone who is passionate about claimant work and motivated to build a long-term career in serious injury litigation.
You'll ideally have:
- A Law Degree or equivalent legal qualification.
- At least two years' experience working as a personal injury paralegal.
- Experience managing your own caseload and/or supporting complex litigation matters.
- Previous experience using a case management system.
- Strong legal research and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A genuine commitment to delivering exceptional client care.
At Thompsons, our work changes lives. For over 100 years we've fought for injured people and their families, securing access to justice and helping clients rebuild their futures following life-changing injuries.
Joining our Serious Injury Team means becoming part of a supportive and highly respected national practice recognised for its expertise in catastrophic injury litigation. You'll work alongside experienced specialists, gain exposure to complex and high-profile cases from day one and benefit from excellent training, mentoring and development opportunities.
In return, we offer a supportive and collaborative working environment where people are encouraged to develop, progress and reach their full potential.
Benefits
- Contributory pension scheme
- 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5 additional days leave during our Christmas shutdown
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Organised sports and social activities
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial support for professional qualifications and career development
If you're looking for a challenging, rewarding and genuinely career defining opportunity in serious injury litigation, we'd love to hear from you.
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For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.
Thompsons ran:
- the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
- the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
- the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)
- the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
- hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).
Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.
Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.
We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness.
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