Solicitor - Personal Injury / Litigation
Job description
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A well-established law firm is looking to recruit a Solicitor with approximately 1-2 years' PQE to join its growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated solicitor looking to develop their experience working alongside senior solicitors on higher value and/or complex claims arising from:
- Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)
- Accidents at Work
- Personal Injury matters
The successful candidate will assist senior fee earners with a varied caseload of complex and high-value claims, while also managing aspects of files independently where appropriate.
Responsibilities will include:
- Assisting on complex personal injury litigation matters
- Supporting senior solicitors with high-value claims
- Managing client communications and case progression
- Drafting legal documents and correspondence
- Liaising with counsel, experts, insurers, and third parties
- Ensuring files are progressed efficiently and in line with deadlines
- Qualified Solicitor with approximately 1-2 years' PQE
- Experience handling RTA and/or accident at work claims
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team environment
- Keen attention to detail and a proactive approach
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your PQE level prominently at the top of your CV — the advert specifies 1-2 years' PQE as a core requirement, so make this immediately visible in your personal statement.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. "Managed 60+ active RTA and accident at work files simultaneously, progressing cases from instruction to settlement within agreed deadlines."
🎯 Tailor your experience section to explicitly name RTA and accident at work claims, as these are the two claim types called out as essential — generic 'personal injury' references alone will not stand out.
📝 Showcase your drafting experience by listing specific document types: witness statements, schedules of loss, letters of claim, and court pleadings — the advert references drafting as a core responsibility.
🤝 Demonstrate your experience liaising with counsel, medical experts, and insurers in your bullet points, as the advert explicitly lists these stakeholders as key relationships for the role.
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- •Managed a caseload of 55 active personal injury files — including RTA and accident at work claims — progressing each from instruction to resolution within court-imposed deadlines and achieving an average settlement within 9 months.
- •Drafted schedules of loss, witness statements, and letters of claim for high-value personal injury matters exceeding £150,000, liaising with 3 medical experts and instructed counsel to ensure timely exchange of evidence.
- •Assisted senior solicitors on 12 complex liability-disputed RTA claims simultaneously, independently handling client communications and insurer correspondence, contributing to a 90% pre-trial settlement rate across the portfolio.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Personal injury litigation — particularly complex RTA and accident at work claims — is where I have focused my practice since qualification, which is why the Solicitor role at your Glasgow firm immediately stood out. With 1-2 years' PQE and hands-on experience drafting legal documents, managing client communications, and progressing files against tight court deadlines, I am well placed to support your senior fee earners on high-value matters from day one.
My background in personal injury litigation includes handling a caseload of over 50 active files, liaising directly with counsel, medical experts, and insurers, and independently managing aspects of complex claims under supervision. I have developed a methodical approach to file progression that ensures deadlines are consistently met without compromising the quality of work delivered to clients.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through how you manage a complex RTA file from initial instruction through to settlement or trial.
- ›How do you approach drafting a schedule of loss for a high-value personal injury claim?
- ›What experience do you have liaising with medical experts and counsel, and how do you ensure their input is obtained within case deadlines?
- ›How do you assess liability and quantum on an accident at work claim at the outset of a file?
- ›What case management systems have you used to track file progression and comply with court deadlines?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or high-value claim — what challenges arose and how did you resolve them?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to balance assisting a senior solicitor with managing your own independent workload simultaneously.
- ›Give an example of when you identified a risk or issue on a file early and took proactive steps to address it before it escalated.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to communicate difficult news to a client regarding their claim — how did you handle it?
- ›Describe a situation where you were working under significant deadline pressure across multiple files — how did you prioritise and what was the outcome?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or high-value claim — what challenges arose and how did you resolve them?
Describe a situation where you were working under significant deadline pressure across multiple files — how did you prioritise and what was the outcome?