Litigation Assistant

Are you passionate about helping individuals seek justice and navigate the legal landscape? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a drive to excel in a dynamic legal environment? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
 

The role...

As a Litigation Assistant, you play a crucial role in managing a caseload of pre-litigated cases, primarily focused on personal injury claims for our union members. These cases encompass a variety of scenarios, including road traffic accidents, employers' liability, and public liability claims. 

A very varied role, the Litigation Assistants carry out a range of tasks, including initial assessment on merits when the case exits the portal, obtaining evidence in support of liability including from witnesses and pre action disclosure, As well as obtaining medical evidence where appropriate, instructing non-medical experts where appropriate and decisions on disclosure, they are assessing value of claim, attending on clients, witnesses, experts, union clients, third parties and defendants.

Who we are looking for...

We keen to hear from enthusiastic individuals, including recent graduates with a keen interest in personal injury law. If you are currently studying towards your SQE or an equivalent qualification, we are willing to train the right candidates.

We are looking for excellent communicators with an outstanding client focused approach  with the ability to work efficiently, accurately, and meet deadlines. 

Knowledge of personal injury law and familiarity with Pre-Action Protocols, Civil Procedure Rules, and funding procedures is advantageous, but we are open to training candidates who show a strong interest in this area.

Understanding of case management systems and proficiency in utilising the Microsoft suite (e.g., Word, Excel, and Outlook) is also desirable.

What we offer you...

• Contributory pension scheme
• 5 days additional leave over Christmas
• Permanent health insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
• Life assurance
• 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised sports and social club
• Annual travel and parking loans
• Financial assistance for professional development

Apply today and join our ever-growing team in a law firm that truly stands up for working people.

About Thompsons Solicitors

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.