Emily Boothman is a Solicitor in our Major Trauma Serious Injury Department based in the Manchester office. She works on a variety of cases in Serious and Catastrophic Injury (including International Serious Injury) and Medical Negligence.
Emily qualified in September 2023 after completing the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam in the second year of its commencement.
Emily works flexibly and passionately to meet client needs given the wide ranging and varying injuries including fatalities, complex musculoskeletal injury, adult and child brain injury, amputation, polytrauma, psychiatric trauma, and pain conditions including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia.
Meticulous attention is given to every case and client to ensure that potential obstacles are addressed early and resolved through the litigation process with early emphasis on obtaining early funds to secure rehabilitation.
Empathy is at the forefront of Emily’s services to ensure close relationships and trust are gained and maintained throughout the claims process to meet our “family first” approach, and to ensure that her clients are taken through the litigation process to secure resources to meet their needs during and following conclusion of litigation.
Outside of work, Emily is committed to the development of the next generation of lawyers and improving access to the profession by raising awareness as a steering group member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) Future Leaders Community.
Emily also works with Horizons Mentoring at Aquinas College to mentor a student aiming to join the legal profession by providing practical support and feedback for University / Apprenticeship applications. Emily has also worked with Prospects to provide materials for aspiring Solicitors including “How to become a Solicitor”, and “Qualities of a Solicitor”. Emily was recently shortlisted in the “Apprentice of the Year” category of the Manchester Legal Awards 2023.
Emily is a keen supporter of many charities aimed at supporting victims of injury and acted as a Charity Director for Manchester Trainee Solicitors Group in 2022.
