Serious and Catastrophic Injury Solicitor (Grade C)

Want to do things differently and make a real difference by helping those affected by injury every day? Then CFG is just the place for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grade C Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive (NQ - 3 PQE) to join our Serious Injury team. Based in either our Warwick or Cheadle office, this role offers the chance to undertake high-quality work and support clients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

We put outcomes before profit. We don’t take unnecessary deductions like shortfall from settlements because we believe that those affected by injury should keep their damages. We pride ourselves on investing in our colleagues, demonstrated through our Investors in People Gold accreditation and recognition as one of the UK’s best law firms to work for.

Key responsibilities

This role requires someone who is passionate and client focused and who has a strong legal foundation in personal injury, who can work effectively within a team to:

• Manage caseload of multi-track cases up to £100k
• Assist senior fee earners on serious and catastrophic injury cases
• Support, mentor and coach team members as required
• Consider all aspects of the case management system and initiate and suggest improvements to current procedures and make effective use of precedent letters.
• Work proactively to meet targets and KPIs

Skills

Essential:

• Solid grounding in personal injury law (NQ-3 PQE)
• Excellent communication skills and a professional telephone/video manner
• Excellent client-care skills
• Experience using a case management system
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Flexible and willing to travel as required
• Reasonable commuting distance to at least one of our offices

Qualifications

Qualified Solicitor status or equivalent

Full driving licence and own car