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Personal Injury Solicitor 
Manchester
£38,000- £45,000

**Multiple Positions**

The Firm

Join a large multi-award winning Injury specialist based in South Manchester. This is a client who have a fabulous track record of hiring the highest quality candidates from across Greater Manchester, with continuous growth over recent years and staff mentorship the clients ability to retain staff remains at an all time high. The work keeps coming through the door due to their well established reputation and outstanding client relationships. One of the achivements they are most proud of is being ranked one of the Top 10 Law Firms to work for in the UK.

The Role

They are currently looking for a newly qualified solicitor to join their thriving firm.

You will be handling a diverse caseload which will include some pre and post litigation claims from cradle to grave. Tenacity, ability, and enthusiasm are more important than qualification.
They have high quality non-CMC sources for all our work, ensuring that their lawyers only deal with genuine cases.

Person

At least six months experience within the Personal Injury sector.
Exceptional client care and quality control skills.
Experience with initial client inception (including risk assessments, setting up the file and relevant paperwork).
Previous exposure to providing client advice.
The ability to handle a caseload with supervision.
Previous exposure to providing client advice, instructing experts, analysing reports and valuations advantageous.
Ideally you will have drafted particulars for service, prepared quantum evidence, schedules of loss, instructed counsel, drafted witness statement and replies.
Proven billing track record of handling a litigated caseload.

Benefits (Too many to list) 

Newly qualified rate is £38,000. Along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears. We can be flexible for candidates with pre-qualification experience.
Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.
3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days, plus public/bank holidays.
Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service
3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
Private medical insurance after 2 years’ service.
Enhanced Maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year’s tenure, further enhanced at over 4 years’ service.
Death in service
24/7 onsite Gym access
Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more
Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity and Inclusion.
Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual (optional) flu jab.

For more information about the firm and the role, please apply within or contact Oliver at The Talent Crowd