Job Description

Complex Injury Large Loss Lawyer - Senior Associate

Application Deadline: 21 September 2026

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southampton

Reporting To: Lead Lawyer

Description

Large Loss Lawyer – Complex Injury Team

Location: Southampton (open to any Keoghs office location)

Take Your Large Loss Career to the Next Level

We're looking for a talented Large Loss Lawyer to join our highly regarded Complex Injury team at Keoghs. This is an opportunity to work on high-value, complex injury claims while developing your own caseload and building strong relationships with leading insurer clients. The role is primarily based in Southampton, however we are open to candidates based at any Keoghs office location.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and rewarding large loss claims in the market.
• Exposure to claims valued from £five hundred thousand through to multi-million-pound catastrophic injury matters.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Opportunity to develop specialist expertise in large loss litigation.
• Flexible office location across the Keoghs network.
• Career development within a recognised market-leading defendant insurance practice.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll join a specialist team handling significant injury claims, managing your own caseload while supporting the Lead Lawyer on more complex matters.

Your work will include:

• Managing your own EL / PL & RTA caseload of high-value multi-track injury claims.
• Assisting on complex and higher-value RTA/EL/PL claims, including catastrophic injury cases where claims are valued up to and exceeding £1 million.
• Advising insurer clients on liability, quantum, indemnity and litigation strategy.
• Drafting pleadings, defences and technical legal advice.
• Working closely with experts, counsel and insurer clients to achieve the best outcomes.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, with opportunities to generate and attract your own instructions if desired.

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

✅ Qualified Solicitor, CILEX Lawyer or equivalent relevant defendant injury litigation experience.

✅ Experience handling or assisting with injury claims valued at £500,000+.

✅ A defendant insurance background.

✅ Previous experience of Ogden calculations and significant loss of earnings claims.

✅ Experience managing your own caseload autonomously with minimal supervision.

✅ Strong knowledge of EL/PL and RTA litigation.

✅ Experience dealing with complex liability, quantum and medical issues.

✅ Excellent communication skills and the confidence to build relationships with sophisticated insurer clients.

✅ The motivation and desire to assist and develop more junior members of the team in order to help their career advancement.

Ready for Your Next Challenge?

If you're a defendant injury lawyer with experience handling high-value claims and are looking to take the next step within a leading large loss team, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and join a team where you'll have the autonomy to run your own caseload, the support to develop your expertise, and the opportunity to work on some significant complex injury claims.

We anticipate this role will be appointed up to Senior Associate level; however, this will ultimately depend on the successful candidate’s experience. We welcome applications from individuals across a range of experience levels, and the appropriate level will be discussed during the application and interview process.

Job Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• 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