Personal Injury Senior Associate (6+ PQE)

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in Central London. We support individuals and businesses in resolving conflict, safeguarding their futures and maximising opportunities. Our wide range of expertise means that we can provide support for our clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of our lawyers are leaders in their field and our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

Top-ranked in the legal directories, Chambers UK and Legal 500, and led by partners with more than 25 years of experience, our team is recognised as specialists in clinical negligence and personal injury.

We are looking for an outstanding and well-established Personal Injury Senior Associate to join our team. You will work closely with the Partners of this busy department, as well as the Head of Team, to provide expert advice to the firm’s clients. You will assist with marketing and business development initiatives and help to build out and enhance the Personal Injury offering in the team.  

Specific duties:                         

• To work, as part of a team, advising the firm’s clients on complex claimant personal injury claims
• Taking the lead on complex matters and handling a mixed caseload of RTAs, accidents at work/ school, military claims and sexual abuse claims
• Preparing and investigating facts around claims; liaising with witnesses, taking witness statements and instructing experts 
• Undertaking case work on liability, causation and quantum issues, adhering to procedural and funding guidelines and limits
• Demonstrating a strong awareness and understanding of medical issues and how to investigate and apply these to the law in the best interests of the client
• Demonstrating an excellent awareness and understanding of quality management standards (including risk assessment, funding guidelines and the firm’s procedures) and financial management of files (WIP, disbursements, billing and profitability) and working so as to meet or exceed chargeable hours targets
• Working with the Partners and Head of Team to raise own profile internally and externally in the PI arena
• Assisting heavily with the department’s/ firm’s marketing efforts; identifying and developing new potential sources of referrals, maintaining and developing links with existing referrers of work and raising the department’s and firm’s profile.

To become professionally responsible for all aspects of your job to include compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct as well as the quality of your own legal work, administration and financial performance.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this is a full description of the tasks and responsibilities of this role. However, it is not an exhaustive list.  The job description may be changed or developed at any time to reflect changes as required.  However, changes will not be made without full consultation with the postholder.

Kingsley Napley are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and religion.