Senior Associate – Complex Injury, Large Loss Lawyer

Role Overview

• You'll join a specialist team handling significant injury claims, managing your own caseload while supporting the Lead Lawyer on more complex matters.
• Managing your own EL / PL & RTA caseload of high-value multi-track injury claims.
• Assisting on complex and higher-value RTA/EL/PL claims, including catastrophic injury cases where claims are valued up to and exceeding £1 million.
• Advising insurer clients on liability, quantum, indemnity and litigation strategy.
• Drafting pleadings, defences and technical legal advice.
• Working closely with experts, counsel and insurer clients to achieve the best outcomes.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, with opportunities to generate and attract your own instructions if desired.

Requirements

• ✅ Qualified Solicitor, CILEX Lawyer or equivalent relevant defendant injury litigation experience.
• ✅ Experience handling or assisting with injury claims valued at £500,000+.
• ✅ A defendant insurance background.
• ✅ Previous experience of Ogden calculations and significant loss of earnings claims.
• ✅ Experience managing your own caseload autonomously with minimal supervision.
• ✅ Strong knowledge of EL/PL and RTA litigation.
• ✅ Experience dealing with complex liability, quantum and medical issues.
• ✅ Excellent communication skills and the confidence to build relationships with sophisticated insurer clients.
• ✅ The motivation and desire to assist and develop more junior members of the team in order to help their career advancement.

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Private Medical Insurance ( Bupa)
• will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection ( Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probation