Serious Injury Lawyer

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in Birmingham invites applications for a serious injury fee earner to work on catastrophic and fatal injury cases. The role offers autonomy on lower-value cases and collaboration with partner lawyers on higher-value matters. Successful candidates will enjoy flexible working arrangements and receive support in enhancing their business development skills.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance programme access

Training opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Referral schemes

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Ideally 2 to 10 years PQE in personal injury law.
• Experience in managing higher value cases is preferred.
• Ability to work on catastrophic injury cases.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of catastrophic and fatal injury work.
• Focus on early intervention and rehabilitation.
• Proactive approach to progressing cases while meeting legal deadlines.

Skills

Client care skills

Proactive case management

Litigation skills

Education

Legal Executive or Solicitor qualification

Job description

We are looking for a talented serious injury fee earner to join our team of highly experienced lawyers based in our Birmingham office. The successful candidate will offer assistance on a caseload of catastrophic and fatal injury work, whilst also gaining valuable experience in a well-established, long-standing firm.

Whether you are a legal executive or a newly qualified solicitor (ideally 2 to 10 years PQE) you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to those whose lives have been impacted by catastrophic injuries including serious orthopaedic, brain, spinal, and amputee through to fatalities. As someone continuing to build their career within this specialist area of law you will enjoy the
autonomy to make decisions on cases up to £100k but also have the opportunity to assist a partner working on cases above this level, which can include those exceeding the value of £1 million.

You will be working within a friendly, sociable and incredibly supportive team with additional opportunities for enhancing your business development skills whilst working alongside our charitable
partners. You can enjoy the benefits of working from home with our fantastic agile working arrangements, which are complemented by our office premises located in Birmingham for your days in the office. (Currently 2 days per week)

You will also have the opportunity for some travel to meet with our clients face to face and a flexible approach in respect of this is welcomed.

Duties

• Experience and ability to work on higher value cases
• Focus on early intervention and rehabilitation
• Excellent client care skills including regular personal client contact to ensure good
• communication
• Proactive approach to progressing cases
• Litigation and working to court deadlines
• Ensuring limitations dates are met
• Valuating quantum and effective settlement resolution
• Use of in-house case management system
• Keeping up to date with legal and regulatory changes
• Additional skills would be looked upon more favourably

• 25 days + 8 days bank holiday
• Employee Assistance programme access
• Employee events throughout the year
• Training opportunities
• Death in service*
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Referral schemes for bringing both new claims and team members
• City Centre location
• Long standing service awards
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Paid Birthday Day off
• Travel season ticket loans*
• Charitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group.)
• Bonus scheme
(*Subject to qualifying periods)

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a Horwich Cohen Coghlan (HCC) Solicitors a registered company in England and Wales registered number 08043633. Our registered office is Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 608056. Our conduct is governed by the SRA Standards and Regulations which can be accessed here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations

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197 reviews

Satisfaction

94%

Value for money

93%

Would recommend

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Communication

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Initial impressions

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What our clients say

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Alan

July 20, 2025

Professional & supportive throughout.

Personal Injury | Accidents In Public Places

I found the entire team friendly, approachable and professional.After the injuries I suffered, due to a car hitting me in 2024, I spent 9 nights i ... n the trauma ward, where I was advised I would be applicable for support.Never going through something like this, I was completely in the dark about what I was entitled to in terms of post hospital and future financial support.Mark, Debbie, Lorna and Rohan were my points of contact for respective roles and at each touch point I found their ...

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Mark

July 17, 2025

My Claim

Been a experience over the few years,The 3 peaple I've had help me through I can't say enough how helpful they have been. Explained every thing that n ... eeded to know and always there when I needed to call for anything, all I can say is EXCELLENTTHANK YOU

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July 10, 2025

Incredible Support from Amber and Daisy – Truly Grateful

I want to give a big thank you to Amber and Daisy at HCC Solicitors for their outstanding support with my personal injury claim.Amber carefully to ... ok the time to understand my case, which was quite a mess in the beginning due to confusion with insurers and previous solicitors. She was calm, focused, and got straight to the point — which really impressed me. She handled everything with such care and professionalism, and I’m genuinely very pleased with the work she’s done for me.Daisy has a...

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Mandy

Injury claim

I used this company as they were referred via my insurance company. Communication was a little slow in the beginning but it was just as the Covid pand ... emic was starting so I think lots of companies were overwhelmed. Most of the treatments were arranged through them and so I didn’t need to pay until the settlement.”Although it has taken nearly 6 years to conclude once I was in touch with Estelle Gallagher speaking to them because easier and communication became more frequent. She was always ther...

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Noel

Absolutely top class job. Thank you to Nicole and Emma.

Personal Injury | Accidents In Public Places

From the start of the process, HCC solicitors went above and beyond. I'd like to say, a very big heart felt thank you, to Nicole and Emma at HCC,they ... kept me in the loop every step of the way. From updates, checking up to monitor my progress, arranging all the help, making sure I was looked after,and much, much more. A very kind and friendly approach from the start. Updated regularly on the progress of my claim, I couldn't have asked for a better team to help me. Once again, thank you Nicole and...

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May 19, 2025

Medical negligence claim relating to brain tumour diagnosis.

Clinical Negligence | Medical Misdiagnosis Claims

HCC agreed to take on my case following it being dropped by my previous solicitors. As the previous solicitors felt I wouldn't win my case. HCC did ... not believe that to be the right decision and helped me to push forward with my case.They were friendly, very approachable, professional, demonstrated great empathy and supported both my wife and I through every step of the process. Especially when some of the information that had to be relayed by them to us was very difficult to hear.They...

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May 15, 2025

Case review

Omar was very helpful and professional. Maintained good communication throughout my case

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May 07, 2025

First class service. Clear and very helpful. Both Vicky and Agne. Kept me fully aware every step of the way with a very friendly but professional appr ... oach. I would certainly recommend and use them again in the future.

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Ursula

April 30, 2025

Traffic accident personal injury claim

Personal Injury | Road Traffic Accident

The initial solicitor was slow and unhelpful and was poor at keeping me updated regarding my case. However, Estelle and Philippa took over my case. ... Estelle was particularly helpful and reassuring. Regularly updated me and advocated for me.

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Atarah,

April 01, 2025

Ask for Estelle! Top rated solicitor! You won’t be disappointed!

Personal Injury | Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work

Estelle surprised me as I’ve worked with all types of solicitors over the years and I found she has been the most professional and efficient. She targ ... ets any faults or issues quite quickly and responds on time that helped the process a lot, put me at ease that I didn’t have to keep requesting things or asking for advice, I was kept fully aware at all times, she is truly the best solicitor who knows her work and works with passion you couldn’t want or ask for more than that especially after havin...