[Hiring] Senior Solicitor @Komodo Law Limited

Role Description

Champion driver-first justice and run meaningful litigation across fast-track and small claims in a modern, supportive environment.

Komodo Law is seeking a motivated Senior Solicitor to take charge of an active caseload across personal injury, credit hire, and recoveries. Working with supportive supervision, this role leads cases across small claims and fast-track proceedings while building the foundation for higher-complexity work and future supervisory responsibilities. The focus centers on delivering compassionate, transparent client guidance, executing accurate legal drafting, and securing fair settlements.

This role reports to the Practice Manager and sits within a team of 6. Our company HQ is based in Brighton, but we operate as a remote-first team, meaning you can perform this role 100% remotely from anywhere in the UK.

What you'll do

• End-to-End Caseload Stewardship: Direct files from initial instruction through to final conclusion, maintaining strict adherence to internal quality benchmarks and risk management protocols.
• Empathetic Client Partnership: Deliver timely, accessible counsel to drivers during vulnerable moments, transforming complex legal terminology into clear, supportive guidance.
• High-Impact Drafting & Court Preparation: Produce comprehensive pleadings, witness statements, letters of claim, and hearing bundles designed to build compelling legal arguments.
• Strategic Settlement Advocacy: Champion driver recoveries through constructive, firm negotiations while briefing and collaborating with counsel when hearings arise.
• Tech-Enabled Case Progression: Leverage systems to stay on top of critical deadlines, manage tasks cleanly, and safeguard SRA compliance across every file.
• Collaborative Practice Growth: Share knowledge across the team, engage in ongoing professional development, and step into mentoring opportunities as the practice expands.

Qualifications

• SRA Qualification: Hold a current practising certificate in England and Wales with extensive personal injury, credit hire, or claimant recovery experience.
• Procedural & Court Literacy: Bring a working command of the Civil Procedure Rules, pre-action protocols, and court processes.
• High-Volume Case Management: Brings proven organisational habits to balance fast-moving deadlines without missing critical details.
• Empathetic & Calm Communication: Combines active listening with composed negotiation skills, de-escalating difficult discussions and building trusted relationships.
• Practical Commercial & Risk Awareness: Evaluates legal strategies through a pragmatic lens, identifying potential risks early and escalating them appropriately.

Nice to have

• Intermediate Track Exposure: Broadens tactical litigation capacity and provides a springboard into more complex litigation.
• Proclaim Proficiency: We use Proclaim and experience will accelerate daily workflow management.
• Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Familiarity: Helps you understand the context on operating within an innovative, commercially aligned legal regulatory framework.

What to expect from the process

• Screen: A 45-minute call with the Talent team. We'll cover the role, your background, and your questions.
• First Interview: 60-minute video call with the Litigation Manager and People team to delve into the role, including role and team fit questions.
• Final Interview: 60-minute interview with Head of Practice and Director of Insurance.

What we offer

• Salary: Dependent on qualification and experience, benchmarked to market. We discuss compensation openly from the first conversation.
• 30 days of holiday annually, plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare for you and your family, including pre-existing conditions.
• Life insurance at 3x your salary.
• 13 weeks parental leave at full pay for new parents.
• Workplace nursery scheme with Gogeta, allowing you to pay fees pre-tax.
• Ride to work scheme.
• Workplace pension scheme to help you save for retirement.
• Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle.
• £500 annual personal training allowance plus regular learning opportunities on a variety of topics.
• £40 monthly wellbeing to keep you healthy.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, covering you and immediate family members—offering crisis support, counselling, legal advice, menopause CBT, and more.
• Unlimited AI usage.

Working here

You'll do well here if you:

• Move through ambiguity without waiting for a perfect brief.
• Take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks.
• Adapt quickly when priorities shift, and help others do the same.
• Look for ways to improve how things work, not just how to complete them.
• Use tools, data, and colleagues to make better decisions.

This probably isn't the right fit if you:

• Prefer clearly defined processes and a stable, slow-moving environment.
• Are most comfortable staying within the boundaries of your job description.
• Find frequent context-switching draining rather than energising.

Inclusion and flexibility

Komodo Law is committed to building a team where everyone can bring their full self to work. We follow a structured hiring process and train our interview teams to support fairness and reduce bias.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

This role is advertised as full-time. We're open to discussing part-time, job-sharing, or other flexible arrangements for the right person.

If you need any adjustments during the process, let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate.