Industrial Disease/PI Fee Earner - Highly Experienced

Oliver & Co; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Chester seeks a highly experienced Personal Injury professional to join their Industrial Disease team. Responsibilities include managing claims, liaising with clients and experts, and maintaining case files. The firm offers competitive profit sharing, a health plan, and opportunities for career development. Ideal candidates will have extensive PI experience and the ability to work independently.

Benefits

Profit Share

Health Plan & EAP

Company Pension Scheme

Career Development

Generous Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience running cases in your own name, delivering excellent outcomes for clients.
• Ability to manage your own caseload confidently and effectively.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of industrial disease claims.
• Liaise with clients, experts, and draft necessary documents.
• Maintain accurate files using the case management system.

Skills

Extensive experience in PI and industrial disease work

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Attention to detail

High level of initiative

Tools

Case management system (Leap)

Job description

Industrial Disease/PI Fee Earner – Highly Experienced

• Full time, permanent
• 19th December 2025
• Full time, permanent
• 19th December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join our well-established and thriving Industrial Disease team at Oliver & Co Solicitors . We are looking for a highly experienced Personal Injury professional to expand our team and assist with asbestos disease, military noise‑induced hearing loss, and other disease compensation claims.

This is a full‑time, office‑based position in the centre of Chester, although hybrid working is available after successful completion of probation.

Oliver & Co is one of a small handful of law firms in the UK that are 100% Employee‑Owned . That means no matter your role, you are an equal part of the team and share in our success.

What is it like to work at Oliver & Co? Well, we like to think we have created somewhere where people are happy to come and work every day, where the offices are somewhat colourful, and where talented, successful people get on in their careers.

We’re always keeping an eye out for Oliver & Co people to join us. Below are a few of the things that we look out for in a potential new member of the team:

• A bright and enthusiastic personality.
• A great track record in whatever it is that you do.
• The ability to think and act commercially.
• A willingness to learn and grow.
• A desire to be a valuable part of an ambitious and driven team.

The Role

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running:

• Highly experienced in Personal Injury – ideally with a strong background in industrial disease claims.
• Able to work independently – you’ll manage your own caseload confidently and take ownership of cases from start to finish.
• Proven experience running cases in your own name – delivering excellent outcomes for clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing your own caseload of industrial disease claims.
• Speaking to clients, liaising with experts, drafting witness statements and court documents.
• Maintaining accurate files using our case management system (Leap).
• Handling new enquiries efficiently and professionally.
• Applying strong client care skills and commercial awareness.
• Taking full ownership of all correspondence, including drafting and managing letters and emails, handling inbound post, and completing related administrative tasks.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in PI and industrial disease work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technology.
• Self‑managed, organised and a high level of initiative.
• Integrity to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• A ‘Can Do’ and dynamic attitude.
• Experience of dealing with past disease claims, including noise‑induced hearing loss and asbestos disease claims would be welcomed; full training will be provided.

What We Offer

• Profit Share: As an employee‑owned firm, you’ll share in our success.
• Health Plan & EAP: Claim back costs for dental, opticians, flu jabs, and more.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Career Development: Progression plans, study leave, and funding for qualifications.
• Employee Benefits: Birthday gifts, social events, and more.

What we do for you

• Profit Share – We are 100% employee owned! This means that all our team receive an equal share of our profit, enabling us to reap the rewards of our success.
• The opportunity to bring in ideas and influence the success of the company by being an employee owner.
• Generous Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and the ability to carry forward unused holiday.
• Extra holiday at Christmas – 3 days extra holiday, to be taken over the Christmas period when our office closes.
• Employee Assistance Programme – Health plan where you can claim back the cost of treatment for you and your children, including dental, opticians, flu jab, specialist consultations and diagnostics as well as complementary and alternative therapies, with access to Virtual GP and prescription service for peace of mind.
• Access to free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7.
• Company Pension Scheme with Nest Pensions.
• Generous discounts on legal fees across all our departments.
• Career development and progression plans for all team members, including study leave and funding for qualifications.
• Birthday presents, and other employee benefits.

Company benefits include:

• Entitlement to profit share after 6 months.
• Opportunity to bring in ideas and influence the success of the company by being an employee owner.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days plus bank holidays and the ability to carry forward unused holiday.
• Extra holiday at Christmas - 3 days extra holiday, to be taken over the Christmas period when our office closes.
• Employee Assistance Programme - health plan where you can claim back the cost of treatment for you and your children including dental, opticians, flu jab, specialist consultations and diagnostics as well as complementary and alternative therapies, with access to Virtual GP and prescription service for peace of mind.
• Generous discounts on legal fees across all our departments.
• Access to free advice, support and confidential counselling 24/7.
• Company Pension Scheme with Nest Pensions.
• Career development and progression plans for all team members, including study leave and funding for qualifications.
• In‑house training & courses.
• Birthday presents and company social events each quarter, company funded Christmas party and more.
• Enhanced maternity pay.