Catastrophic Solicitor

CompanyWeightmans

LocationLiverpool, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/29/2026

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Occupation Type

Solicitors and lawyers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£51,600 (£26.46 per hour)

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Description

About your new role

Our national Large Loss team provides an expert, experienced legal service dealing with claims of high value and complex technical insurance work. Weightmans’ Large Loss team handles claims reserved at over £150,000 including injuries of the utmost severity, representing over £800 million of client reserves. The claims are varied including Motor, employers’ liability, public liability and product liability. Typical cases involve brain, spinal and amputation injuries, chronic pain/FND and also substantial dependency fatality claims. As in all insurance work, we are vigilant when it comes to fraud - at any value.

We are currently recruiting for a Large Loss Lawyer 2 +YRS PQE to join our Large Loss team.

The successful candidate will largely assist partners in running catastrophic injury claims, including delegating to junior lawyers. There will be a large degree of autonomy in terms of the day to day aspects of running a case load. There are also opportunities to handle cases of up to £500,000 in own name.

Key duties and responsibilities

Assist the partners and manage own caseload of catastrophic and high value PI cases

Assist in initial investigations and in reporting to clients/ preparing internal strategy report as appropriate

Liaise with other solicitors, insurers, police, HSE and witnesses to gather evidence

Instruct various experts as appropriate

Control Case Manager Diary and action lists

Attend at court hearings as appropriate

Attend conferences and JSMs as directed by partner, subject to client approval

Draft letters, reports, reserve sheets and action plans as directed

Assist with the management, supervision and development of more junior members of the team

Complete client and firm MI procedures

Comply with Data Protection Compliance and Procedures

Comply with CPR and rehabilitation protocols

Keep up to date with legal developments in defendant personal injury work

Achieve set financial and chargeable targets/KPIs

Ensure relevant deadlines and quality measures are adhered to

Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures

Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.
We also require you to have/be:
Circa 2 years + PQE solicitor
Experience of managing a defendant personal injury litigation caseload (Motor work preferred but EL/PL also relevant). Experience of high value Large Loss work is not strictly necessary
An eye for detail is essential
The ability to work to deadlines/ targets and work under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative
Knowledge of CPR procedures/technical ability

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2026, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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