Job Description

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Description

Are you ready to take your legal career to the next level? We're looking for a dynamic Paralegal to join our team and make a meaningful impact. At Thompsons Solicitors, we specialise in personal injury law, and we're seeking someone with a passion for the field and a drive to excel. This is your chance to work on a diverse caseload, including portal disease cases and low-value non-complex non-portal fast track cases.###

Key Responsibilities

Manage a diverse caseload that may include low-value non-complex non-portal fast track cases. Collaborate with other members of the Unit within specialised areas, such as liability investigations, medical record review, instructing experts and Counsel, client and witness meetings, legal research, disclosure preparation, and court attendance. Work independently, producing high-quality work with minimal assistance from administrative and secretarial staff. Utilise case management systems, Word, and Excel proficiently. Communicate clearly and effectively with clients, colleagues, and external parties. Exercise judgement and decision-making skills while working under supervision.


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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Knowledge of personal injury law as applicable to the role. Familiarity with Pre-Action Protocols, Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), and funding within the personal injury field. Ability to work efficiently, accurately, and meet deadlines. Strong prioritisation and attention to detail. Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills. Commitment to providing exceptional client care. Proficiency in IT skills. Capacity to independently handle delegated tasks from start to finish. Team player with experience in client contact, either in person or by telephone. Competence in using electronic case management systems. Previous experience working within a legal environment.


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Benefits

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


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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.



Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224



Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.