Personal Injury Paralegal

We are looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join our established and friendly team, based in Birmingham City Centre.

The Wilkes PI and Clinical Negligence team has built an extensive reputation across Birmingham, dealing with claims ranging from claims from £1,000 to £9 million. The range of personal injury services provided by the firm includes work-related claims, road traffic accident claims, criminal injury compensation claims, slip/trip claims, uninsured/ untraced driver claims and clinical/medical negligence claims.

Our team is experiencing a boom in workload, and we are looking for someone to both take on their own limited caseload of fast track claims, as well as provide assistance to senior team members with more complex and high value cases. This role represents an excellent opportunity for someone committed to pursuing a career in PI/Clinical Negligence and who is interested in developing their knowledge of this area of law.

As well as focusing on bringing out the best in our staff and supporting their career development, we pride ourselves on being a firm that genuinely cares for the wellbeing of our staff. We focus on maintaining an open and honest workplace where all staff can be their authentic self and enjoy their time at work. In addition, our staff enjoy an excellent work-life balance, with the majority of our people now having hybrid working in place.

Whilst we are ideally looking for someone to work full-time (35 hours per week), we will consider applications from candidates looking for part-time/flexible working arrangements.

What we’re looking for

  • 2-3 years’ experience as a Paralegal or similar.
  • At least 1 year’s experience in Personal Injury and/or Clinical Negligence, ideally having run your own caseload of PI matters and having dealt with cases from start to conclusion.
  • Experience of running claims through the rapid claims portal.
  • Knowledge of the litigation process, including funding of cases.
  • Excellent phone manner, with a proven ability to build rapport and trust with clients.
  • Experience of the following tasks would be of definite advantage, although not essential:
    • Producing schedule of loss statements
    • Taking witness statements
    • Quantum assessments
    • Advocacy
  • Eagerness to take responsibility
  • Friendly and approachable, able to build relationships at all levels across the firm.
  • Displays a collaborative approach to work – focused on helping the team achieve its goals and willing to pitch in when needed.
  • Focused on ongoing learning & development.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to work to deadlines and targets.
  • Strong IT skills, with ability to learn new systems quickly.

We are offering a competitive salary alongside the following benefits:

  • 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • 2 additional days holiday are normally provided at Christmas (usually Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve)
  • Option to purchase up to 3 days additional holiday
  • 8% pension (4% employee contribution, 4% employer)
  • Life Assurance of 4X salary
  • Medicash health cash scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme & Bereavement Support helpline
  • Free flu jabs
  • Season Ticket Loans
  • Discounted will writing and conveyancing
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