Keenan Solicitors
Overview
Keenan Solicitors is a Belfast-based full-service regional law firm with a strong reputation across Northern Ireland for personal injury, industrial disease and allied dispute work. The firm emphasises a hands-on, client-focused approach – clients are dealt with by the same solicitor from first meeting to conclusion and the firm offers free initial consultations and home visits across Northern Ireland. Keenan presents itself as specialist in high-value and complex personal injury and asbestos/industrial disease litigation while also offering conveyancing, family and wills & probate services.
- Headquarters: Belfast, 2 South Parade (Ormeau Road area)
- Lawyers: 8 (including 2 trainee solicitors listed on the team page)
- Trainees: 2
- Offices: 1
Values & Culture
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
- Family Law
- Real Estate
- Private Client & Wealth
- Dispute Resolution & Litigation
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
Geographic Focus: Primary strength and client base in Northern Ireland (Belfast HQ); active across Northern Ireland with national reach within Northern Ireland and the ability to arrange home visits and client meetings anywhere in Northern Ireland.
Training Contract
Notable Matters
Secured a £230,000 settlement for a retired cyclist who suffered severe, life-altering injuries after being struck by a vehicle at a roundabout in Ballymena. The firm pursued extensive medical evidence and negotiated a high-value personal injury settlement following contested liability.
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Achieved a £185,000 settlement for the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma after workplace asbestos exposure while employed as a cleaner for Royal Mail. The firm undertook detailed investigations to identify likely causes of exposure and negotiated settlement on behalf of bereaved family members.
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Secured a £42,500 settlement for a client who developed significant noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus following prolonged exposure to excessive noise at work (Brett Martin). The matter involved specialist medical evidence and long-running industrial disease claims work.
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Obtained a £75,000 settlement in an accident-at-work claim for a young client who suffered injury in 2021. The case demonstrates experience in achieving substantial compensation for serious workplace injuries affecting young or inexperienced workers.
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Series of settlements securing five-figure awards for clients developing noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus after long-term exposure at employers including Morphy Richards, Harland & Wolff, Translink, Shorts/Bombardier, FG Wilson (Caterpillar NI), Fisherbody/TK ECC. These matters show repeated success in industrial disease and occupational hearing-loss litigation.
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
What Keenan Solicitors Looks For
Key Competencies
- Approachable and client-focused communication
- Empathy and compassion for vulnerable clients
- Attention to detail (evidence gathering, medical records)
- Resilience and persistence in litigation
- Practical problem-solving and clear, straightforward advice
Evidence Signals
- Direct experience or demonstrable interest in personal injury/clinical negligence work
- Examples of client-facing roles or volunteering that show empathy and communication
- Experience gathering and organising evidence (medical records, witness accounts)
- Local/Northern Ireland knowledge or connection to demonstrate regional commitment
Benefits & Wellbeing
- Free initial no-obligation consultations
- Home visit service for initial meetings (available anywhere in Northern Ireland)
- On-site parking for clients
- Large modern confidential meeting rooms
- Client-focused, same-solicitor handling of files (continuity of case owner)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Innovation
Quick Application Angles
- Emphasise client-facing strengths and empathy — the firm markets a highly personal approach (same solicitor from start to finish) so highlight examples where you provided consistent client care or supported vulnerable clients.
- Demonstrate familiarity with Northern Ireland personal injury/industrial disease issues (noise-induced hearing loss, asbestos exposure) and reference recent firm cases (e.g. hearing-loss or mesothelioma settlements) to show commercial and regional awareness.
- Show practical evidence-gathering skills: explain how you located or managed medical records, witness statements or other documentary evidence in prior roles — this maps directly to the firm’s casework emphasis.
- Stress experience working in small-team environments and ability to manage a case load autonomously while keeping clients updated regularly, matching the firm's client-focused, accessible culture.
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