Associate – Catastrophic Injury – Bristol – 2+ Years PQE

Overview

In this role you support a leading catastrophic injury practice in Bristol, handling high-value, complex claims for insurers and corporate clients. You will work alongside senior lawyers on nationally significant cases, managing a varied caseload and liaising with clients, experts and counsel. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality work within client service standards in a collaborative, high-performing team. This is a hybrid, forward-looking environment with opportunities for development, secondments and international collaboration. Your impact is shaping outcomes in large, high-profile injury matters while growing your litigation and client-management skills.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Supportive and inclusive environment
• High quality, complex work
• Clear career development pathways and mentoring
• Opportunities for secondments and international collaboration
• Access to innovative legal technology and resources

Responsibilities

• Manage and assist with a varied caseload of catastrophic and large loss injury matters
• Handle complex motor, EL/PL and public liability claims, brain and spinal injury cases, and chronic pain issues
• Contribute to pre-litigation and litigated files and coordinate with clients, insurers, experts and counsel
• Collaborate with a high-performing team and support client service standards
• Assist senior lawyers on nationally significant, technically challenging cases
• Engage in business development activities and attend client events
• Deliver timely, high-quality work while working efficiently under pressure

Key requirements

• 2+ years PQE (Solicitor or CILEX with equivalent experience)
• Experience in catastrophic injury defence work
• Strong litigation and negotiation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Confidence in managing client relationships and attending BD events
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work commercially and under pressure
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal IT systems

• strong communication
• interpersonal abilities
• team-focused mindset
• litigation and negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• legal IT systems

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