Senior Solicitor – Large Loss

Overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Solicitor with 5–10 years’ PQE to join a highly regarded Large Loss team within a leading insurance litigation practice in Belfast. This role offers exposure to some of the most complex, high-value, and sensitive claims in the market, including catastrophic injury and fatal accident matters.

The successful candidate will work closely with a Lead Lawyer on headline cases while managing their own caseload of significant claims, typically valued between £100,000 and £250,000. This role is ideal for an ambitious solicitor who enjoys technical challenge, responsibility, and clear career progression within a collaborative, high-performing team. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £65,000, depending on experience and skill.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Lawyer on complex High Court and catastrophic injury claims, including brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and fatal accident cases.

• Manage your own caseload of high-value, multi-track injury claims from instruction through to resolution.

• Provide clear, strategic, and technically robust advice on indemnity, liability, quantum, and causation.

• Analyse complex medical, expert, and financial evidence to identify key issues and inform case strategy.

• Draft pleadings, witness statements, and detailed technical reports.

• Conduct witness interviews and attend conferences, mediations, and Joint Settlement Meetings.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior claims handlers and insurer clients.

• Mentor and support junior members of the team, contributing to their ongoing development.

• Ensure accurate and compliant case management in line with LSNI requirements.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Qualified Solicitor with 5–10 years’ PQE, ideally in large loss or complex injury litigation.

• Strong understanding of indemnity, liability, and quantum.

• Demonstrable experience handling high-value or technically complex claims.

• Confidence working with medical and expert evidence.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify trends and anomalies.

• Commercial, client-focused approach with confidence dealing with senior stakeholders.

• Calm, organised, and proactive working style, even under pressure.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary up to £65,000 plus discretionary incentive scheme.

• 35-hour working week (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm).

• Belfast-based role.

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with service (with option to buy/sell additional days).

• Private medical insurance (option to extend to family cover).

• Health cash plan and 24/7 wellbeing support services.

• Death in service and critical illness cover.

• Income protection.

• Pension scheme with employer contribution.

• Cycle to Work, tech, and season ticket loan schemes (post-probation).

• Access to a wide range of retail, leisure, and lifestyle discounts.

For more information, contact Orla Milligan at Pathway Legal in confidence