Irwin Mitchell
Solicitor - SI Newcastle (6377)
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About Us
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.
Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
About the Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Solicitor (approximately 1–4 years' PQE) with a genuine interest in acting for those who have sustained a serious injury to join our partner-led Serious Injury team in Newcastle. You will work as part of a highly experienced team of lawyers and specialists, supporting clients who have sustained life-changing injuries and benefiting from close collaboration with senior lawyers, medical experts, rehabilitation professionals, case managers and counsel.
The team represents clients with severe brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and polytrauma as well as supporting bereaved families in fatal collision cases. The team regularly achieves multi-million pound settlements and has been top-ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK for many years.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage your own caseload of serious injury matters
- Assist senior lawyers on complex, high-value claims (including for clients who have sustained brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and polytrauma)
- Deliver clear, practical, and compassionate legal advice to clients
- Work collaboratively within a market-leading team
- Contribute to business development and team growth initiatives
- Take a proactive, organised approach to case management
Requirements
- Approximately 1–4 years PQE with experience in serious injury work
- Strong commercial awareness and a proactive mindset
- Excellent communication skills with empathy and compassion
- A genuine passion for working with those who have sustained serious injuries
- The drive to develop professionally and contribute to team success
- A proactive, enthusiastic, and team-oriented mindset
- Strong appetite for business development activity / existing business development contacts.
Benefits
- 25 days holidays 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.
- A wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace.
- Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
- Ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2026!
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About Us
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
The Application Process
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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