We are expanding our personal injury national litigation team in Newcastle!
About the role…
We are looking for experienced Lawyers (Solicitor or Legal Executive) to litigate a full caseload of Multi-Track and Intermediate cases (RTA, EL and PL), working under limited supervision. These cases are complex in nature due to factors such as: multiple defendants; claimant capacity; technical defences; significant financial loss; defendant issues (such as TUPE, insolvency); cases with non-medical experts or more than one medical expert.
Who we are looking for…
We are keen to hear from qualified lawyers with at least two years to 5 years’ experience in multi-track personal injury claims and litigation, who have an empathetic approach to clients and enjoy guiding and supporting junior members of the team. Cost budgeting experience (grade A court rate) is also essential.
What we offer…
- Contributory pension scheme
- £4,000 Car allowance
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave (plus 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
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 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.
More Information
- Address Maybrook House, 27-35 Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary Offer £39,983
- Contact Email benwebb@thompsons.law
