Associate Solicitor, Clinical Negligence, NQ to 4PQE

Leigh Day; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

29 days annual leave

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance 4 x salary

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Leigh Day in Manchester is seeking an Associate Solicitor (Clinical Negligence) for a permanent role. Suitable for NQ to 4PQE solicitors to manage their own caseload across a broad range of clinical negligence matters within a renowned claimant practice.

The team handles birth injuries, brain and spinal injuries, orthopaedic claims, fatal cases, delayed cancer diagnoses and inquests. NQ salary in Manchester is £41,500. Hybrid working is offered.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified to 4PQE with direct clinical negligence experience.
• Experience in conducting cases from advice to trial.
• Strong interest in medicine and clinical negligence law.
• Experience liaising with clients and experts.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload across clinical negligence matters.
• Work with experienced practitioners in a claimant team.
• Handle cases from initial advice through to trial.

Skills

Clinical negligence

NQ to 4PQE

Communication skills

Team player

Case management

Tools

Case Management Systems

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

• Associate Solicitor, Clinical Negligence, NQ to 4PQE

Associate Solicitor, Clinical Negligence, NQ to 4PQE

Department:

Location:

Manchester

Competitive

Contract type:

permanent

We are seeking a newly qualified to 4 PQE solicitor to join our Chambers band 1 ranked Manchester Clinical Negligence team. This role offers the opportunity to manage your own caseload across a broad range of clinical negligence matters while working alongside experienced practitioners in a highly regarded claimant practice.

The team handles a wide range of clinical negligence matters, including birth injuries, brain and spinal injuries, orthopedic claims, fatal cases, and claims arising from delayed cancer diagnoses and other serious physical and psychiatric conditions. Additionally, the team represents families at inquests where close relatives have died as a result of poor medical care and patient safety concerns. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that directly impacts clients and their families' lives.

Please note our NQ salary in Manchester is £41,500.

What you'll bring

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, access to justice and affordable legal advice of the highest quality.
• Newly qualified to 4 years post qualification experience, with direct experience in clinical negligence.
• Demonstrable knowledge and an interest in medicine and clinical negligence law.
• Demonstrable knowledge in conduct of cases from initial advice through to trial.
• An understanding of calculating losses in Schedule of Loss.
• Experience in dealing sensitively with clients and experts, providing solutions and managing difficult situations and conversations.
• Solid awareness of the general legal and ethical principles and able to apply those to different situations.
• Solid experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook).
• Excellent communication skills, demonstrated by ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent time management skills, demonstrated by ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload and work to tight deadlines.
• Substantial experience in working and contributing in a team environment.
• Relevant litigation experience gained within a claimant firm, though not essential will be highly desirable.

Please note the full job description can be downloaded from our website listing.

About Leigh Day

We are a top 100 law firmcommitted to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

• Hybrid working (typically 3 days from home for a full time worker)
• 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Life assurance 4 x salary
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Electric car scheme

Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.