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Injury Associate
Job in
Cheadle, Stoke, Staffordshire, EX39, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-22
Listing for:
Douglas Scott Ltd
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-22
Job specializations:
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Law/Legal
Lawyer, Paralegal, Litigation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Cheadle
Serious Injury Associate
West Midlands - £65,000 DOE + Quarterly Bonus Hybrid Working
-No Billing Targets - Small Caseloads
Feeling stretched between too many files, billing pressure, and not having enough time to doserious injurywork properly?
This role is fora serious injurysolicitor who wants time to think, time to prepare, and time for clients,without worrying about billing targets or unmanageable caseloads.
My client is a well-established, specialist,serious injurylaw firm and you will be joining theirlean, growing Midlands-based team that wasrecently set usand is expanding carefully.
With the focus onhigh-qualityserious injurywork well and sustainably.
- Run your ownserious injurycaseload(typically8-12 files) so you stay in control of your work
- Lead on complex, high-value claims, not justassistin the background
- Work closely on catastrophic injury cases, contributing meaningfully alongside Partners and Senior Associates
- Hell develop and manage a small group of Trainees and Paralegals
- Build long-term client relationships, with the time to focus on outcomes
- No billing targets You can focus onquality advocacy and client care, not just survival or hitting numbers.
- Small, controlled caseloads You have the headspace to prepare cases properly and avoid constant firefighting.
- Hybrid and flexible working You organise your week around clients and life
- A growing team, not a finished hierarchy Your contribution is visible, and there's genuine scope to step up as the department expands.
- People-first culture (Gold Investors in People) Development, wellbeing, and retention are taken seriously, not just talked about.
- £60,000 salary (DOE)
- Quarterly profit-share bonus
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
- Enhanced sick pay
- Healthcare plan
- 4x death in service
- Are aqualified solicitor with 2-8 years' PQEinserious injury
- Experience developing junior team members
- Enjoy being hands-on with your own cases and complex work
- Care aboutdoing the job properly, not just coping with volume
- Want a role you canstay in and grow with, not escape from in 12 months
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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