Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors

Overview

Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors is a Northern Ireland specialist firm focused exclusively on personal injury and medical negligence work. Founded in 1969 and still family-led, the firm operates from three offices in Belfast, Glengormley and Carrickfergus and emphasises local expertise in Northern Ireland law. It publishes detailed case studies of settlements, uses a client-facing app to keep claimants updated and positions itself on client care, practical outcomes and long-standing experience in serious and catastrophic injury work.

• Headquarters: Belfast, 1 Lanyon Quay (Oxford Street)
• Founded: 1969
• Trainees: 2
• Offices: 3

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Geographic Focus: Northern Ireland-focused practice with offices in Belfast, Glengormley and Carrickfergus. The firm handles matters across Northern Ireland and specialises in Northern Ireland law (the site repeatedly emphasises its knowledge of the local legal framework and Green Book assessment guidance). The firm's strategy is local-specialist: acting for individuals and families across the province with home and hospital visits where necessary.

Training Contract

Programmes & Schemes

Notable Matters

What Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors Looks For

Key Competencies

• Client care and empathy
• Practical litigation and case-building skills
• Attention to detail
• Good communication and responsiveness
• Research ability (medical and legal)

Evidence Signals

• Work experience or observed client consultations (court or office)
• Practical personal-injury experience or volunteering
• Strong written research and case-summary examples
• Demonstrable empathy and client-facing experience
• Evidence of interest in medical/clinical detail for negligence work

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Finalist, Best Age-Friendly Business — Belfast Business Awards 2017
• Highest-rated personal injury solicitors on Trustpilot in Northern Ireland (site claim)
• Trustpilot: EXCELLENT — based on 230 reviews (as displayed on site)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Innovation

The firm emphasises technological innovation by operating a dedicated client app that enables secure messaging, uploading photographs, signing documents electronically and tracking case progress. The app is presented as central to client communications and case management and is repeatedly referenced in client testimonials.

• Client app (dedicated client-facing app for documents, messaging and e-signature)
• Use of technology to allow document signing and case updates via app

Quick Application Angles

• Reference the firm’s Northern Ireland-focus and specific local outcomes (cite a relevant case study such as Jonathan’s £3,000,000 brain injury settlement) to show commercial awareness of their practice and impact.
• Highlight practical client-facing experience and empathy — mention work or volunteering that involved vulnerable clients, and note your interest in how the firm uses its client app to keep claimants updated.
• Demonstrate familiarity with Northern Ireland-specific compensation assessment (the Green Book guidance is referenced repeatedly on the site) and explain why that knowledge matters in valuing claims.
• If applying for a role working on serious injury, explain experience or interest in coordinating medical and rehabilitation evidence and in securing interim payments for clients.
• Showcase courtroom or tribunal exposure (court attendances, witness handling, or experience liaising with experts) since the firm emphasises practical courtroom and expert-driven work.