Personal Injury Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive (CILEx)
Bristol | Hybrid Working (2 days office / 3 days home)
£34,000 - £49,000 DOE
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Personal Injury Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join the Serious and Catastrophic Injury team of a well-established national law firm with a strong reputation in claimant personal injury work. The firm is recognised in the Legal 500 and has established offices across the UK, acting for both individuals and businesses across a broad range of legal services.
This role offers the chance to handle high-quality claimant personal injury matters, working with clients who have sustained serious injuries as motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.
The Role
You'll manage your own caseload of Fast Track and Intermediate Track personal injury claims while supporting a highly regarded serious injury team. The work is varied, challenging and rewarding, involving complex injury claims and direct client contact throughout the litigation process.
Key responsibilities include:
- Running a caseload of claimant personal injury matters from inception through to conclusion
- Handling litigation independently, including issuing proceedings and preparing cases for trial
- Managing claims involving motor and vulnerable road users
- Working on cases involving polytrauma, chronic pain conditions and psychiatric injuries
- Maintaining excellent client care and service standards
- Liaising with clients, insurers, counsel and other stakeholders
- Supervising and assisting trainee case handlers where appropriate
- Supporting networking and business development initiatives
Candidate Requirements
Applications are welcomed from Solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives with proven claimant personal injury experience.
You will ideally have:
- Experience managing your own personal injury caseload
- Strong knowledge of motor and vulnerable road user claims
- Previous exposure to serious injury work, including polytrauma, pain disorders and psychiatric injury claims
- Experience handling litigated matters from issue through to trial
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
Experience dealing with moderate brain injury or fatal accident claims would be advantageous, although this is not essential.
Why Join?
This firm has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality legal services and is recognised for its investment in people, career development and flexible working. You'll join an experienced and supportive team handling meaningful, life-changing work while benefiting from genuine work-life balance.
Benefits include:
- Highly flexible hybrid working model with just 2 days per week in the Bristol office
- 25+ days annual leave plus additional wellbeing benefits
- Health Cash Plan
- Gym and lifestyle discounts
- Clear career progression pathways
- Supportive and inclusive working culture
- Strong commitment to diversity, wellbeing and sustainability
This is an excellent opportunity for a Personal Injury lawyer looking to develop their expertise within a respected serious injury team while enjoying the flexibility of a modern hybrid working environment.
For more information about this role please contact Hannah Somers at Chadwick Nott.
(t) 0117 917 1929
(m) 07435 943574
(e) hannahsomers@chadwicknott.co.uk
*At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications of all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, culture or anything other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.*
