Average Personal Lawyer salary in the UK

Job Title: LawyerDepartment: Legal Services Job Summary We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lawyer to join our Legal Services team. You will provide high-quality legal advice and representation across a broad caseload relevant to your level of experience. Working closely with internal departments and external stakeholders, you will support a wide range of legal matters to ensure effective governance, legal compliance, and service delivery. Key Responsibilities Legal Advice and Casework Manage a varied caseload, providing legal advice, drafting, and advocacy on matters within the team’s portfolio. Act as a legal advisor on non-complex matters, ensuring the provision of sound legal guidance in line with relevant legislation, policy, and procedure. Draft and review legal documents and assist with the preparation of reports, briefing notes, and training materials related to new or changing legislation. Provide support in the preparation of committee reports, ensuring legal and constitutional compliance. Attend statutory panels, boards, and meetings with senior officers or external bodies to offer legal support where required. Operational and Team Support Support day-to-day legal operations within the team, collaborating with colleagues to prioritise and manage workloads. Assist with the organisation and maintenance of internal administrative and quality assurance systems. Support the use of external legal providers when required and attend legal conferences or hearings as appropriate. Ensure deadlines, court timetables, and internal targets are met through effective time management and diary planning. Corporate Contribution Contribute positively to the organisation’s strategic objectives and cross-departmental initiatives. Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, partners, and clients. Promote inclusive, non-discriminatory practice in line with equality, diversity and inclusion principles. Support service improvement, innovation, and sustainability initiatives within Legal Services. Performance and Professional Standards Ensure professional standards are maintained at all times, with compliance to service level agreements and quality frameworks such as Lexcel (where applicable). Meet time recording and performance targets, and participate in appraisals, training and development. Assist with the implementation of the Legal Services Team Plan and contribute to the achievement of organisational goals. Person Specification Essential: Qualified solicitor, barrister, or legal executive eligible to practise in England and Wales. Experience handling a legal caseload, preferably within the public or wider legal services sector. Ability to provide accurate legal advice and undertake legal drafting across a range of subject areas. Strong advocacy and negotiation skills with the ability to represent the organisation where appropriate. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and flexible approach. Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Desirable: Experience working within or supporting public sector or local government legal services. Familiarity with governance structures, policy development or decision-making processes within a public body. Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, and we particularly encourage applications from disabled candidates and those from underrepresented groups within the legal profession. Flexible working arrangements are available and supported.

PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER, LINCOLNSHIRE - LEGAL 500 FIRMPersonal Injury Solicitor / Exec.An opportunity with huge potential for a Solicitor or legal Executive with experience in Personal Injury matters at a thriving and modern-thinking firm.You will be an experienced lawyer and able to run your own caseload of fast-track and multi-track cases. You will need a solid grounding in high value, serious Personal Injury matters gained at a respected firm in areas such as RTA, EL/Pl and be ready to take a major career step.There are real career prospects here, and this is a great opportunity to develop your career further in an excellent firm and you will have the opportunity to work alongside some highly professional colleagues.Austen Lloyd Limited is a Specialist Legal Recruitment Agency operating nationally. Please note: our advertisements may use PQE levels purely as a guide, however we would be happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills needed to perform the role; CW 55487 (Personal Injury PI Solicitor - Lincolnshire);Apply Below or contact Charlotte at Austen Lloyd on as soon as possible, quoting Ref: ; CW 55487 (Personal Injury PI Solicitor - Lincolnshire)

PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER, 3 + YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, CHESHIRE, COMPETITIVE SALARY. A reputable firm is looking for an experienced Legal Professional with a minimum of 3 years of experience in personal injury litigation. JOB REF: 8999•The appointed personal injury lawyer will manage a caseload of personal injury matters and provide advice and guidance to clients.•Responsibilities include taking and drafting witness statements, obtaining and reviewing records, liability investigations and preparing for conferences and hearings.•Applicants must have at least 3 years of experience managing personal injury litigation cases, possess excellent communication skills, and be able to handle a high-volume caseload with strong attention to detail.•The firm offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, private medical insurance, and various opportunities for professional development,•To apply contact Tatiana Sivakova at eNL on or email with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.