Nottinghamshire Law Society
Personal Injury: Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
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Job Title
Personal Injury: Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
Availability
- Full Time
- Permanent
Hours
- 35 hours per week
Qualifications
- Solicitor or Legal Executive (with litigation rights)
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Location
- Nottingham
Contact
- Matt Coleman
- Phone: 0115 9100200
- Email: matt.coleman@actons.co.uk
Closing Date
- 30-11-2026
Reference
- vA4JXNvi257
Description
Do you want to join an award-winning law firm and take the next step in your career?
We’re looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Personal Injury lawyer with at least 3 years PQE to join our Personal Injury team.
This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Personal Injury Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with Litigation Rights to further develop skills and knowledge in a busy environment.
As a successful candidate, you’ll have at least 3 years’ relevant experience to handle a large volume of new and existing EL/PL Portal and non-Portal claims from start to finish.
You’ll be working as part of the team in a proactive and supportive environment. The team is headed up by Heidi Gleadhill and includes fellow director Justine Tyas, Associate June Makings, Litigation Executive Lisa O’Rourke, supported by Lucy Arthur, Mae Elliott and Hannah Marshall.
It’s vital that the team are all highly engaged, and your input will be invaluable. All team members are expected to run their own files with appropriate support from colleagues.
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You can find out more about our personal injury team on their website: [Actons Injury Solicitors](http://Actons Injury Solicitors)
Key Aspects Of The Role Include
- Handling EL/PL claims from start to finish with minimal supervision, including litigated cases predominantly fast track, but also some multi-track claims
- Generating your own correspondence/documents
- Using our case management system
- Providing clients with solutions and clear advice
- To reach fee and time recording targets
- Maintain and build on the team’s links with other teams in the firm
- Maintain and build on the firm’s and the team’s links with existing clients and referrers of work.
- Identify and develop opportunities to obtain new work.
In-depth Knowledge
- The Personal Injury Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers Liability and Public Liability) Claims
- The Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims
- The Civil Procedure Rules
- The Damages Claims Portal
- Relevant primary and secondary legislation and Case Law.
Skills, Experience And Competencies You Will Have
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- Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive (with litigation rights) with at least 3 years PQE
- Strong financial and commercial awareness – ensuring a profitable contribution to the team.
- Excellent client relationship skills – ability to exceed client expectations.
- Ability to provide a cost-effective service and meet financial KPIs
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong initiative and problem-solving skills
- Ambitious and wishing to advance your career
- Team player
- Enthusiastic personality
- Looking to make a mark and make a difference
- A keen attention to detail whilst also maintaining efficient progress
- Able to prioritise and manage numerous tasks
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong academic qualifications
- Strong IT skills
Further Information
You’ll ideally work full-time, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.
Following training and a period of probation, and subject to the needs of the team, hybrid working arrangements are available.
[View our benefits package here.](http://View our benefits package here.)
You need to have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (please note that we will not be able to sponsor or support any visa applications).
If you have any other queries regarding this role, please email Matt Coleman, Director & Chief Operations Officer.
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