Defendant Clinical Negligence lawyer 2+ years’ PQE BRISTOL

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK law firm in Bristol is seeking a Defendant Clinical Negligence lawyer with over 2 years of PQE. This opportunity offers the chance to join a progressive and award-winning team handling a varied and challenging caseload for large healthcare providers. You will draft legal documents, manage client relations, and contribute to business development activities, making it an ideal role for an ambitious individual seeking career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical negligence, personal injury, or civil litigation.
• Strong technical and organizational skills for case management.

Responsibilities

• Handle challenging caseload of defendant clinical negligence work.
• Draft legal documents and conduct negotiations.
• Engage in direct client care and provide legal advice.
• Contribute to non-fee-earning activities and business development.

Skills

Clinical negligence

Personal injury

Civil litigation

Insurance law

Technical and organizational skills

Job description

Law firm in Bristol is looking to recruit a Defendant Clinical Negligence lawyer of 2 or more years’ PQE. The team acts for a variety of clients including some of the largest healthcare providers nationally (both public and private sector) and handle a challenging but fulfilling caseload of Defendant Clinical Negligence work. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to join an award-winning, progressive and highly specialised team.

Responsibilities

• Handling a challenging but fulfilling caseload of defendant clinical negligence work acting for a variety of healthcare provider clients and medical malpractice insurers
• Drafting legal documents, conducting face to face negotiations and mediation of claims, preparing cases for and adhering to court deadlines
• Engaging in direct client care, acting as first and primary contact for clients on a day to day basis, providing them with commercially focused legal advice, and adhering to their protocols and processes
• Making an appropriate contribution to non-fee-earning activity
• Participating in knowledge sharing, training, client seminars, writing articles for publication both for in-house and external publications, and business development

Qualifications

Applicants will have experience in clinical negligence, personal injury, civil litigation and/or insurance law. You must also possess strong technical and organisational skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of clinical negligence claims simultaneously, through an IT case management system.