Serious Injury Litigator in Wakefield

Job description

Job Title: Serious Injury Solicitor

Location: Majority Home-Working (occasional office presence in Wakefield)

Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience

Contract: Full or Part Time, Permanent

Role Overview & Daily Responsibilities:

• Handling a range of multi track personal injury claims
• Providing expert legal advice and client care to claimants who have sustained serious injury following road traffic accidents
• Analysing key evidence, medical reports, case notes and witness statements
• Drafting legal documents such as statements, pleadings and schedules of loss
• Conducting case reviews under supervision, overseeing the full case cycle from start to conclusion
• Liaising with key stakeholders throughout the claim journey such as solicitors, defendants, council and clients.
• Allocation of administrative tasks to Paralegals and support staff

Employee Benefits Package:

• 25 to 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Holiday purchase / sale scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Enhanced sickness pay / occupational sick pay
• Health insurance
• Medical insurance
• Life insurance scheme
• Income protections scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Free eye tests
• Reward & recognition - long service, prize draw, incentives
• Firmwide bonus scheme
• Perks & discounts
• Learning & development
• Professional subcriptions
• Hybrid working
• Free parking (if/when in office)

About the Organisation:

• Our client are a top 100 UK law firm with a renowned reputation. In recent years, the organisation has modernised it’s working environment and operational procedures to improve on an already successful business model. Through promoting an agile working policy, implementing focus on work-life balance and a supportive set up has resulted in a great culture.

Application Criteria's:

• Due to the nature of the work, you will need to have gained experience working within a personal injury legal environment.
• Ideally you will have exposure to multi-track personal injury or medical negligence claims, however high-end fast-track, intermediate track or similar backgrounds will be considered.

About CRA Consulting:

• CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
• For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at

  www.craconsultants.com.

How to Apply:

• If this Serious Injury Litigator vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Rhys Spencer who is managing this vacancy, call 0114 241 8030 for a confidential discussion.
• Are you wanting to review additional career opportunities? Visit our jobs page at

  www.craconsultants.com/jobs

Additional Information:

• CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• This Serious Injury Litigator vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Wakefield

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English