Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP

Overview

Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP is a London-based specialist claimant personal injury and clinical negligence firm with recognised strength in costs litigation. The firm holds multiple Tier 2 rankings across its core claimant personal injury, clinical negligence and costs practices, reflecting a focused litigation and insurance-recovery capability. Chambers data records the firm among a number of ranked departments and lawyers, underlining market recognition in its specialist areas. The firm operates primarily from London and is positioned as a specialist / boutique practice in the claimant PI/clinical negligence market.

• Headquarters: London
• Offices: 1

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Geographic Focus: Primarily London-focused with practice activity across England in claimant personal injury, clinical negligence and costs litigation. The firm is known for London-based claimant litigation work and insurance-related disputes.

Training Contract

What Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP Looks For

Key Competencies

• Litigation and advocacy skills (court/costs experience)
• Detailed technical knowledge in claimant personal injury and clinical negligence
• Client-focused communication and care
• Attention to detail and drafting accuracy (pleadings, schedules, costs)
• Resilience and ability to manage contested/time-sensitive casework

Evidence Signals

• Experience on claimant personal injury or clinical negligence matters
• Work on costs paperwork or costs budgeting
• Court advocacy, mooting or client-facing placements
• Pro bono or volunteer casework demonstrating client care
• Relevant legal vocational study (LPC/SQE) or paralegal experience in PI

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• 3 Tier 2 practice rankings: Insurance - Personal injury (claimant) (Tier 2); Clinical negligence - Claimant (Tier 2); Dispute resolution - Costs lawyers (Tier 2)
• Total ranked practice areas: 3 (listed Tier 2 rankings)
• Chambers: Total ranked departments reported: 20
• Chambers: Ranked lawyers reported: 4

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Innovation

Quick Application Angles

• Lead with direct claimant personal injury/clinical negligence experience and concrete examples of casework, outcomes and advocacy — the firm is ranked for claimant PI and clinical negligence.
• Reference the firm’s Tier 2 rankings in personal injury, clinical negligence and costs when explaining why you’re attracted to a claimant-litigation specialist environment.
• Emphasise any experience with costs drafting, budgets or costs negotiations — costs litigation is a named ranked area for the firm and will differentiate applications.
• Show tangible client-care examples (client updates, vulnerable client handling, multi-disciplinary liaison) to reflect the firm’s claimant-focused work profile.
• If you have experience or interest in alternative qualification routes (e.g., solicitor apprenticeship), mention it and link it to litigation work readiness and sustained commitment to practice.