Manage a varied industrial disease and personal injury caseload, support clients compassionately, progress claims through the MOJ Portal, conduct legal research, maintain case records, and collaborate with experienced solicitors. The role involves developing specialist expertise in disease litigation while delivering high-quality, client-centred legal support.
Join a dedicated and highly regarded team where your work makes a meaningful difference.
As a Paralegal within our Disease Team in London, you’ll play a vital part in supporting clients affected by a wide range of industrial disease conditions, including respiratory diseases, occupational asthma, dermatitis, and other workplace‑related musculoskeletal illnesses.
This is meaningful, people‑focused work. You’ll help guide clients through often challenging circumstances, using your empathy, communication skills and attention to detail to ensure they receive clear, compassionate and expert support.
You’ll manage a varied caseload, work closely with experienced solicitors, and develop specialist knowledge within an important and evolving area of law. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to high‑quality casework, and become part of a team known for its commitment to justice and to supporting working people.
What the role involves...
This is meaningful, people‑focused work. you’ll help guide clients through often challenging circumstances, using your empathy, communication skills and attention to detail to ensure they receive clear, compassionate and expert support.
You’ll manage a varied caseload, work closely with experienced solicitors, and develop specialist knowledge within an important and evolving area of law. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to high‑quality casework, and become part of a team known for its commitment to justice and to supporting working people.
Who we are looking for...
You’ll bring experience as a paralegal—ideally within an industrial disease environment.
We’re looking for someone who is:
We’re looking for someone who is:
• Experienced in handling personal injury claims
• Familiar with the MOJ Portal and confident progressing claims through the relevant processes
• Confident using legal research platforms such as Westlaw or LexisNexis
• Familiar with case management systems
• Highly organised, proactive and client-centred
• A strong communicator, able to work sensitively with clients and collaborate effectively with colleagues
• Motivated to develop expertise within disease litigation and contribute to the team's success
• Familiar with the MOJ Portal and confident progressing claims through the relevant processes
• Confident using legal research platforms such as Westlaw or LexisNexis
• Familiar with case management systems
• Highly organised, proactive and client-centred
• A strong communicator, able to work sensitively with clients and collaborate effectively with colleagues
• Motivated to develop expertise within disease litigation and contribute to the team's success
What we offer you...
- Contributory pension scheme
- 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Additional leave over Christmas shutdown
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial support for professional development
Join Thompsons Solicitors and help uphold the rights of working people while building a rewarding long‑term career.
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
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