Associate/Senior Associate Catastrophic Loss

The Major Injury & Casualty team at DWF is one of the largest in the UK and is nationally recognised.

We act for a large number of well-known Tier 1 insurers, many of whom are household names, dealing with complex, catastrophic and large loss claims.

The team is currently recruiting for a Associate or Senior Associate with a background in dealing with Catastrophic Loss and EL/PL cases .

The role will be assisting Partners deal with a range of high value files, including injuries of the utmost severity such as brain injury, spinal injury, amputations, polytrauma, brachial plexus injury, severe psychiatric injury, and chronic pain of £100,000+ value.

The team are based from our London office, but we are flexible on hybrid working arrangements.

As an Associate/Senior Associate in our Major Injury & Casualty team , you will engage in a wide range of activities, such as:

• Managing your own caseload of high value claims, compromising of a variety of defendant catastrophic injury, EL/PL, and Motor matters ranging in value from £100,000 – £20m+ in value.
• Drafting pleadings, reports to clients, attending court hearings, working to court deadlines, liability investigations, gathering evidence, instructing experts and considering interesting medical causation issue.
• Prioritising work effectively and to maximise efficiency in working practices, adhering to court deadlines and directions, as well as the client's service level agreements.
• Building working relationships internally and externally in order to maintain client relationships, develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs.
• Building working relationships internally and externally in order to develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs.
• Providing support and supervision and act as the 'go to person' for more junior members in the team.
• Support the Partners in the development and growth of the team and function.

• 3+ years PQE within litigation and EL/PL , catastrophic injury, large loss or serious injury case experience, with case values over £100,000+. We will also consider Solicitor or Senior Solicitors that have done a significant experience in these areas.