Litigation Solicitor (NQ-2 year PQE)

Job details

Napier Solicitors is a highly respected multi-service law firm, based in Belfast’s city centre. It advises clients across a broad range of practice areas including litigation, insolvency, employment, education, property, wills and trusts. As the firm approaches its centenary, Napier Solicitors is growing and is seeking a NQ to 2 year PQE solicitor with a background in County Court litigation to join its dedicated, friendly team.

What Napier Solicitors Offers

• An opportunity to develop your career in litigation by acting for private and public sector clients as both claimant and defendant parties.  
• Support and mentoring from directors and senior solicitors.
• An ‘open door’ policy with a commitment to collaborative working and knowledge sharing.
• A professional team environment built on integrity and client care.
• A genuine commitment to work-life balance with a 35-hour working week.
• Modern systems and technology, including OneAdvanced ALB Cloud.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Discretionary bonuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for a large and varied caseload with appropriate supervision.
• Provide technical and strategic advice to clients.
• Engage in pre-action correspondence, prepare court papers and other documents relevant to proceedings, engage in settlement discussions.
• Maintain excellent standards of client care, file management, compliance and professional judgement.
• Contribute positively to the team through collaborative working and knowledge sharing.

Role Requirements

• Experience in County Court litigation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and client expectations.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team, with appropriate supervision.

 Desirable Experience

• Experience in personal injury litigation

Napier Solicitors welcomes you to email your covering letter and CV in confidence to info@napiers.com before 23 October 2026.