Solicitor - Serious Injury (6252), Bristol

Our Serious Injury team represents adults and children with life-changing injuries, across South Wales and the South West of England. You’ll join the market-leading team led by Partners James Davies and Deborah Rose, who have a combined experience of over 40 years in this field.

The team represents clients with severe brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and polytrauma as well as supporting bereaved families in fatal accident cases. The team regularly achieves multi-million pound settlements and has been top-ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK for many years. We work closely with major trauma centres, rehabilitation units, charities and the police to ensure that our clients receive the best possible rehabilitation and support.

This is a Bristol /Cardiff based role, with occasional travel to other Irwin Mitchell offices.

• Developing your own caseload and co-working with the Partners and senior team members on high value, complex cases.
• A key part of the role is being involved in business development activities. You will be expected to work with the team to develop relationships with clinicians, other medical professionals and charities to drive growth and raise profile. This may include, for example attending seminars, workshops, training events and other business development activities, often involving travel.

• 0-3yrs PQE
• Experience in serious injury litigation
• Strong appetite for business development activity / existing business development contacts.
• A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients.
• An ability to operate independently and as part of a team with energy and confidence.
• An ability to work with empathy and integrity.

• 25 days holiday as standard plus bank holidays – you can buy up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.