The Role
Paralegal in a Cross Border team supporting high-value and international personal injury cases. Split between assisting on complex matters and managing a caseload of fast-track cross-border PI claims. Duties include calculating special damages, legal research and drafting, client and witness communication, representing clients at hearings, and attending settlement and court meetings.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a Paralegal looking to develop their career in a leading Personal Injury firm, while gaining exposure to both high-value and cross-border work.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Paralegal looking to develop their career in a leading Personal Injury firm, while gaining exposure to both high-value and cross-border work.
The role...
You’ll join our specialist Cross Border team, where your role will be split evenly between supporting on complex, high-value cases and managing your own caseload of fast-track Personal Injury claims with an international element. This balance offers a unique opportunity to build both technical expertise and case ownership from the outset.
In your day-to-day work, you will:
- Assist on high-value, complex cases alongside experienced colleagues
- Manage your own caseload of cross-border Personal Injury claims
- Support with calculating special damages
- Represent clients at hearings
- Communicate directly with clients and witnesses
- Undertake legal research and drafting
- Attend court hearings and joint settlement meetings
This role offers a varied and hands-on experience, with plenty of opportunity to learn and develop across different areas of litigation.
Who we are looking for...
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is organised and able to manage competing priorities
- Experienced in travel and tourism claims or personal injury claims
- Produces accurate work with strong attention to detail
- Works independently while also contributing to a team
- Has an interest in developing knowledge of cross-border claims
If you take pride in delivering high-quality legal services and are keen to build your skills in research, drafting, and client care, this role offers an excellent platform for growth.
What we offer you...
We’re committed to supporting your development and wellbeing, offering a range of benefits including:
- Contributory pension scheme
- 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave over Christmas
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
If you’re looking for a role where you can gain meaningful experience across a mix of high-value and independent casework, we’re waiting to hear from you.
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
Skills Required
- Experience in travel and tourism claims or personal injury claims
- Organised and able to manage competing priorities
- Produces accurate work with strong attention to detail
- Works independently while also contributing to a team
- Interest in developing knowledge of cross-border claims
- Ability to calculate special damages
- Ability to represent clients at hearings
- Communicate directly with clients and witnesses
- Legal research and drafting skills
- Manage own caseload of cross-border Personal Injury claims
- Attend court hearings and joint settlement meetings
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The Company
What We Do
Thompsons Solicitors is a prominent UK law firm established in 1921, specializing in personal injury, employment rights, and trade union law. With 18 offices across the UK, the firm exclusively represents injured or mistreated individuals and trade union members, never acting for employers or insurance companies. They are dedicated to social justice, campaigning for legal reforms, and securing compensation for clients in cases involving workplace accidents, asbestos diseases, and medical negligence.
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