Senior Associate Clinical Negligence Lawyer 5 year + PQE 

The Role

We are currently looking for a lawyer to join our Clinical Negligence department, ideally 5 years + PQE or alternatively qualified by experience. Ideally, you should have strong clinical negligence experience with a proven track record of demonstrating empathy and understanding.

The role offers genuine progression so would suit someone who not only wants to achieve excellent results for clients and contribute to the success of the team but wants to develop their own professional reputation.

We are interested in hearing from an individual who is seeking the next exciting step in their career with perhaps aspirations of becoming a Partner in the future. Candidates already with Law Society/ AVMA accreditation especially encouraged to apply, if this is something you are yet to pursue then our Head of Department who holds a Law Society Accreditation as a Clinical Negligence specialist, will support and assist you in obtaining.

Responsibilities

The caseload will be a broad mix of clinical negligence work, both pre issue and issued cases, with a focus on higher value and more complex claims against NHS Hospital Trusts and/ or GPs (we do not handle dental cases). Catastrophic Injury work, including amputees, brain, birth injury cases, is also available.

We are looking for an individual who has the ability to work with seriously injured claimants with empathy and understanding, as well and manage the risk assessments required in clinical negligence work.

To assist in achieving goals and targets, the role will be supported by a secretary and assistant.

Person Specification

• Experience of higher value clinical negligence work

• Proven billing track record of handling a mixed clinical negligence caseload, including issued cases.

• Ability to hit key performance indicators.

• Genuine tenacity. Strong CPR and Litigation skills.

• Excellent client care ability, with a passion for achieving the best possible outcome for our clients.

• Knowledge of Proclaim case management system advantageous.

• Organised and efficient

• Willing to act as a team player to help the continued success of the team.

• Will consider applications from candidates with very strong PI skills and experience of high value cases.

• Ideally Law Society/Avma accreditation but not essential

• An understanding of the issues within the clinical negligence sector and landscape

• Ideally, experience in writing blogs and / or marketing clinical negligence work.

• Willing to attend marketing and fundraising events.

Salary & Hours

• Competitive salary along with a very generous commission scheme, paid monthly in arrears.

• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. There is a degree of flexibility which can be discussed at interview.