Senior Solicitor - Large Loss
Application Deadline: 21 November 2025
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Belfast
Description
Join one of the UK and Ireland’s most respected insurance law teams and take your career to the next level. This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious solicitor to work on complex, high-value and often life-changing cases — from catastrophic injuries to high-value motor and casualty claims.
As a Senior Solicitor within our Large Loss Team, you’ll play a key role supporting the Lead Lawyer on some of the most challenging and rewarding cases in our portfolio, while managing your own caseload of claims typically valued between £100,000 and £250,000. You’ll be part of a team that prides itself on collaboration, technical excellence and genuine career development.
Key Responsibilities
* Partner with the Lead Lawyer to manage high court and catastrophic injury claims (including brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation and fatal accident cases).
* Handle your own caseload of high-value complex injury claims, driving them from instruction to resolution.
* Engage directly with senior claims handlers at leading insurers — building strong, trusted relationships.
* Apply your analytical expertise to dissect complex medical and quantum evidence, identify key issues and shape expert strategy.
* Draft high-quality technical advice across indemnity, liability, quantum and causation.
* Conduct witness interviews, prepare statements, draft pleadings and attend conferences, mediations and Joint Settlement Meetings.
* Take an active role in mentoring and developing junior colleagues.
* Ensure case management systems are updated and compliant with LSNI regulations.
Working Hours
35 hours per week
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Primary location for this role is Belfast Office.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You’ll be a qualified solicitor with a passion for high-quality litigation and a solid grounding in indemnity, liability and quantum. You’ll thrive in an intellectually challenging environment where no two cases are the same.
Key skills and experience include:
* Proven track record managing complex injury or large loss claims
* Experience analysing medical and expert evidence
* Strong written and verbal advocacy skills
* Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot trends and anomalies
* Client-focused mindset and confidence in handling senior client relationships
* Calm, proactive approach under pressure and an appetite to keep learning
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
* Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan
* WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
* Death in Service
* Critical Illness Cover
* PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
* Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Cycle to Work Scheme*
* Tech Scheme*
* Season Ticket Loan*
* Gym Flex*
* Access to Online Discount Sites
* Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
* Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
* Discounts at local retail outlets
* after successfully completing probation
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