Solicitor / CILEX – Serious Injury Department

Role Solicitor / CILEX – Serious Injury Department

Location- Leeds/Hybrid

Fletchers Group | Competitive Salary | Excellent Benefits | Supportive Culture

Are you a dedicated Solicitor or CILEX professional with a passion for serious injury work? Fletchers Group is seeking an experienced legal professional to join our thriving Serious Injury department, based in Leeds with flexible hybrid working options.

In this key role, you will manage your own caseload of RTA, EL, PL, and OL claims valued up to £100,000, while overseeing a dynamic fee-earning team comprising at least one other Solicitor or CILEX and two Assistants or Paralegals. You’ll also provide supervision and mentorship, ensuring high standards of client care and legal excellence, and collaborate closely with the Head of Department to drive team performance and growth.

At Fletchers Group, we’re proud of our inclusive and nurturing culture, and we offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your development and well-being.

In return Fletchers offers:

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5^th, 7^th, and 9^th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
• Monthly voucher awards​ for winning nominees

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Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure that cases are progressed in a timely and commercial manner in line with KPI targets and Estimated Settlement Dates
• Deal with all aspects of pre and post issue procedures; pursuing cases to conclusion
• Assess liability at an early stage, make decisions on prospects of case early and keep write offs to a minimum
• Drafting court documents including pleadings, applications, witness statements and court directions
• ​To research points of law and to take responsibility for researching topics prior to undertaking allocated tasks to ensure accuracy
• Liaise with clients, experts, barristers, third party solicitors and insurers – a willingness to travel to accommodate attendance in person when appropriate
• Attend Court, Joint Settlement Meetings, Case Management Conferences and Conferences with or without Counsel when necessary and in person when appropriate.
• Accurate time recording
• Maintain cases in good order in accordance with Lexcel and other quality assurance requirements
• Ensure that all outstanding actions as per the task list are completed in a timely fashion
• Delegate tasks as appropriate to your Assistant
• Assist in the supervision and development of your Assistant and paralegals across the team
• Be willing to put forward ideas and to engage in brand development and marketing
• Mentor new team members when required
• Maximise all opportunities to escape fixed recoverable costs where applicable
• ​Ensure that an excellent level of client care is maintained
• Engaging in brand development and marketing
• Responsible for supervision, development and mentoring a Solicitor /CILEX and any Assistant in their fee earning team
• Responsible for conducting appraisal meetings for those in their fee earning team
• Responsible for reporting on performance, KPI metrics and any personnel/HR issues

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Essential Skills and Experience: 

• The successful candidate should be at least a qualified Solicitor /CILEX/Grade B/equivalent non-qualified experience
• A proven track record of dealing with serious injury work up to £100,000 and leading a team is essential
• Experienced at dealing with a diverse range of liability scenarios including EL/PL as well as RTAs and multiple defendants
• Proven KPI’s in fees recovery, time recording and client care
• ​Excellent people and client care skills; a sensitive and professional approach always
• Experienced in litigation at both County Court and High Court level
• Sound knowledge of the CPR, litigation process and cost budgeting process
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and proactive
• A commercial approach to litigation and case progression
• Willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines
• Flexible in working hours and able to travel
• Good IT skills, especially in respect of Microsoft Office packages. Previous experience of Proclaim is preferable but not essential
• Able to liaise and work well with other integral teams across the business
• Excellent time management
• Excellent leadership and motivational skills
• Interest in helping others to progress
• Ability to deal with HR issues or performance issues sensitively and confidentially
• A commercial approach to litigation and case progression
• A willingness to put forward ideas and to engage in brand development, networking events and marketing

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• A proven track record of independently dealing with litigation and multi-track personal injury work
• Experience of the Proclaim case manage system would be desirable
• Driving licence

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We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

About Fletchers Group

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.

We work across England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices.

We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector.

Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry — because we understand that balance drives performance.

At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether you’re starting your career or aiming for leadership, you’ll find a clear path to progress and development here — from apprenticeships and professional qualifications to senior roles and Partnership.

We seek out a broad range of challenging, high-quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don’t just talk about development — we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.

We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long-term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise and reward high performance.

Join us and be part of a law firm that’s not only growing, but redefining what it means to work in legal services.

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.

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