Clinical Negligence Lawyer

Express Solicitors Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance (after 2 yrs

28 days holiday

Holiday buy backs

Job summary

Express Solicitors Limited in Manchester is seeking a Senior Associate Clinical Negligence Lawyer with 5+ years PQE to handle high value cases against NHS Trusts and GPs, with opportunities to develop into a Partner role.

You will join a growing Clinical Negligence team known for empathy, quality advocacy and client care, with hybrid working (3/2) and a generous commission scheme. Training and development support available.

Qualifications

• Experience of higher value clinical negligence work.
• Proven billing track record handling a mixed clinical negligence caseload, including issued cases.
• Ability to hit key performance indicators.
• 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.
• Ideally Law Society/AVMA accreditation but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle a broad mix of clinical negligence work, including high value cases against NHS Hospital Trusts and GPs.
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding with seriously injured claimants and manage risk assessments.
• Work with support from a secretary and assistant to achieve goals and targets.

Skills

Empathy

Billing track record

CPR & Litigation

Excellent client care

Team player

Tools

Proclaim

Job description

Senior Associate Clinical Negligence Lawyer 5 year + PQE

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award‑winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers’ liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers’ and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.

We are ranked 64th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 20% year‑on‑year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.

Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.8 (Excellent), placing us among the highest‑rated firms in the sector.

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.

Hybrid Working

• 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.

28 Days Holiday

• 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service.

Attendance at AVMA or APIL Clinical Negligence two-day conference (paid for by the practice), Attending Lawyer training sessions (every other month)

Looking After Your Health

• Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.

Work Life / Balance

• Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.