Description
Our Birmingham team are seeking an Assistant Lawyer to manage a caseload of straightforward fast track ex-portal accident cases, Employers' Liability, and Public Liability cases for union members and their families.
The role...
Our Assistant Lawyers litigate a full caseload of fast track ex-portal accident cases (RTA, EL, PL) for union members and clients, ensuring all aspects of the case are handled from initiation to conclusion. They identify cases that require transfer to the Branch network due to value, specialist type, or profile.
They also exercise judgement in making decisions on cases, with appropriate supervision, and manage cases through court directions, including dealing with the issue and service of proceedings, responding to defences, and handling interim applications.
Who we are looking for...
We are keen to hear from experienced lawyers with a strong understanding of personal injury law, CPR, rules on evidence, litigation processes, and funding. As well as a background in handling fast track EL/PL PI claims and running a caseload independently, the ability to assess and advise on evidence, liability, and quantum is key.
As providing clear communication throughout the client's litigation process is a central part of the role, the ability to work proactively and empathetically and maintain good client relationships is fundamental.
What we offer you...
- Contributory pension scheme
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- 5 days additional leave over Christmas
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial assistance for professional development
Contact Ben Webb at for more details or apply today and join our ever-growing team in a law firm that truly stands up for working people.
About Thompsons Solicitors
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 on 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.
Visit or call 0800 0 224 224.
Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
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