Serious Injury Team Leader

• Lead a team handling life-changing serious injury claims while continuing to run your own high-value caseload
• Develop junior lawyers without stepping away from the complex legal work you enjoy
• Hybrid working, bonus scheme and a genuine pathway into senior leadership

For many experienced serious injury lawyers, progression comes with a compromise.

You either continue doing the complex casework you enjoy, or you move into management and spend less time practising law.

This role offers the best of both.

You’ll join a respected serious injury team where you’ll lead a small group of junior lawyers while continuing to handle your own caseload of catastrophic and multi-track claims. From complex brain and spinal injuries to fatal accidents and other life-changing cases, you’ll remain closely involved in the work that makes a real difference to clients.

Initially, your focus will be on getting to know the team, building relationships and understanding how the department operates. You’ll continue progressing your own files while becoming a trusted source of technical guidance, helping colleagues navigate challenging liability issues, litigation strategy and quantum.

As your confidence in the leadership side of the role grows, you’ll have increasing influence over how the team develops. You’ll mentor junior lawyers, support quality standards, contribute to performance and help shape the future of the department, all while remaining hands-on with your own complex caseload.

It’s an opportunity for someone who enjoys helping others succeed but doesn’t want to sacrifice the technical work that has built their career.

Who we’re looking for

• Experienced Personal Injury Solicitor with strong multi-track and serious injury experience
• Proven ability to manage a complex claimant caseload independently
• Excellent technical litigation, drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of liability and quantum
• Exceptional organisation and case management skills
• Empathetic approach with outstanding client care
• Calm, supportive and confident when dealing with complex matters
• Keen to develop within a leadership role while remaining fee earning
• Previous supervisory or mentoring experience (desirable)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own caseload of serious and catastrophic injury claims
• Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of junior lawyers
• Providing technical guidance on complex liability and quantum issues
• Reviewing files and maintaining high quality standards across the team
• Supporting training, development and day-to-day supervision
• Assisting with complex case strategy and escalated technical queries
• Contributing to business development and the continued growth of the department
• Keeping up to date with legal developments and supporting best practice across the team

Salary & benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid charity volunteering day
• Regular team events and long service awards
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Modern city centre office

Contact Tinashe Muvaki

📩 tinashe.muvaki@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606