Serious Injury - Associate - Grade A Lawyer
Wakefield
£60k – £90k/yr
Posted 7 days ago
Early applicant
Remote
Full-time
Senior Level
Solicitor (Grade A) – RTA Serious Injury Location: London or Remote Department: Serious Injury Employment Type: Associate The opportunity As an Associate in our Serious Injury team, you will play a senior role within one of the UK’s largest claimant serious injury practices, handling complex RTA claims and helping shape the strategy and outcome of life-changing cases. You will lead a dedicated team, supported by assistant fee earners and paralegals on serious injury matters involving complex liability, quantum, rehabilitation and settlement strategy. The work is genuinely specialist, with Associates operating within defined case value bands rather than across a broad mixed caseload, allowing greater focus and deeper expertise. This is a role for experienced serious injury practitioners who want to work in an environment built around quality of practice, sound judgement and strong client outcomes. Our model is designed to provide the time, support and autonomy needed to handle complex work properly, without individual billing targets driving decision-making. Key responsibilities · Manage a caseload of complex serious injury claims from initial strategy to resolution · Lead on liability, quantum, rehabilitation, interim payment and settlement strategy · Work closely with clients, families, counsel, medical experts and other specialists · Provide direction, oversight and mentoring to junior colleagues · Contribute to high standards of technical quality, collaboration and client service Essential experience and qualifications Applicants will typically demonstrate: · 8+ years’ PQE, or equivalent senior-level experience in serious injury · Proven track record of leading complex serious injury matters involving liability and quantum · Excellent technical capability and sound knowledge of litigation and court procedure · A strong track record of high-quality client care · Experience mentoring or supervising junior colleagues · Strong commercial awareness and professional judgement Why Minster Law Minster Law is a specialist personal injury firm with an established and growing Serious Injury practice acting exclusively for claimants in complex, high-value cases across England and Wales. Associates in our Serious Injury team benefit from: · Access to a strong and consistent flow of specialist work · Freedom to exercise judgement without individual billing targets · A collaborative team structure with meaningful support · High-focus practice designed to support quality and depth · A culture where expertise is shared and technical standards matter Reward & life at Minster Law · Long-term investment in development and progression · 35-hour working week · Flexible and agile working · Life Assurance · Income Protection · Holiday Trade Away · Monthly ‘Time For Me’ Days · Annual Bonus (subject to performance) · Involvement in departmental development and service improvement We are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 employer and Platinum accredited by Investors in People.
Skills
Serious Injury Litigation
RTA Claims
Liability Assessment
Quantum Assessment
Rehabilitation Strategy
Settlement Strategy
Case Management
Mentoring
Supervision
Client Care
Commercial Awareness
Court Procedure
Legal Strategy
Interim Payment Management
£60k – £90k/yr
Wakefield