Healthcare - Associate

Clyde & Co; Manchester; Presencial; GBP 70 000 - 100 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Income protection

Cycle to work scheme

Resumo da oferta

Clyde & Co is seeking an Associate for its Healthcare group with opportunities across Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton or London. The role focuses on defending clinical negligence and medical malpractice matters, with emphasis on high-quality work and client service.

The firm values engagement and has a strong, supportive culture with agile hybrid working. Applicants should have relevant PQE, training contract completion, and a practising certificate.

Qualificações

• Minimum 1 PQE; PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered.
• Strong legal skills and initiative, as well as managing and prioritising a full and varied caseload.
• Significant experience in defended clinical negligence including medical malpractice and multimillion-pound matters.
• Experience working within the healthcare sector.
• The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practicing certificate.
• Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (LPC; graduate diploma in law if non-law; 2:1 honours degree).

Responsabilidades

• Applying strong technical skills and legal principles to a range of specific complex problems.
• Drafting and interpreting complex legal documents using specialist knowledge.
• Advising and counselling on claims involving breaches of professional standards.
• Conducting legal discussions and liaising with clients and witnesses.
• Preparing court documents.
• Identifying opportunities and developing new or follow-on business.
• Demonstrating an understanding of the global firm and actively seeking cross-selling opportunities.
• Understanding and managing client expectations, objectives, and negotiating positions.

Conhecimentos

PQE 1

Clinical negligence

Healthcare experience

Legal research

Client liaison

Formação académica

LPC

2:1 honours degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Healthcare - Associate

2026-10-10T00:00:00

The Borough

Greater London

GB

SE1 1

Any

Clyde & Co

2027-01-08T11:01:22.857

Job Description

Associates - Healthcare - Manchester/Birmingham/Bristol/Southampton or London

We are looking to attract a number of Associate at all levels to join our Tier 1 Healthcare team in our Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton or London offices. Our Healthcare practice have just been awarded - Investors in People Gold, 2023. This is a team committed to engagement, high quality work, and outstanding performance.

The Team

Driven by the unprecedented demands of an ageing global population and growing levels of lifestyle‑related chronic diseases around the world, the global healthcare sector is undergoing a period of rapid change.

Our multidisciplinary global healthcare group draws upon expertise across the firm and comprises of lawyers who specialise in litigation, coroner's inquests, the Court of Protection, capacity and consent, projects and construction, real estate, corporate, insurance, intellectual property, commercial, IT, regulatory and employment.

Our clients include public and private hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, healthcare suppliers and distributors as well as healthcare companies, private equity firms specialising in healthcare investments, health ministries and authorities.

Our extensive office network across the UK & Europe, US, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East enables us to deliver a seamless integrated service to our healthcare clients around the globe.

Role Focus

This role involves working with a partner who advises on a wide range of healthcare matters, including providing representation at inquests, representing clinicians before their regulatory body, medical device/product liability work and general advisory work.

Key Responsibilities

• Applying strong technical skills and legal principles to a range of specific complex problems


• Drafting and interpreting complex legal documents using specialist knowledge


• Advising and counselling on claims involving breaches of professional standards


• Conducting legal discussions and liaising with clients and witnesses


• Presenting at seminars, writing for publications and hosting client events


• Understanding our client's business and identifying where the firm can help


• Preparing court documents


• Identifying opportunities and developing new or follow‑on business


• Demonstrating an understanding of the global firm, its offices and practices and actively seeking cross‑selling opportunities


• Understanding and dealing with client expectations, objectives, negotiating positions and key concerns

Essential Skills & Experience

• Candidates will ideally have a minimum of 1 PQE. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered


• Display excellent legal skills and initiative, as well as managing and prioritising a full and varied caseload


• The ideal candidate will have significant relevant experience in defended clinical negligence practice including medical malpractice and experience dealing with multimillion pound matters


• The ideal candidate will have experience working within the healthcare sector


• The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practising certificate


• Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law if non‑Law graduate; 2:1 honours degree or equivalent; A Levels)

Additional Information

We offer a nurturing and collaborative environment and agile hybrid ways of working in our offices.

• 25 days holiday allowance plus the option to purchase more, pension scheme, health cash plan, life assurance and income protection


• Discounts for gym memberships, car leasing, mobile phone contracts and insurance products and a cycle to work scheme


• healthcare, retirement planning, and wellbeing initiatives

Clyde & Co is committed to promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of employment.

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions, unite us in our endeavours, and strengthen our delivery for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference, and act boldly.

We are committed to operating responsibly by fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients we serve. We support community initiatives through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, while also minimising our environmental impact, including our commitment to the SBTi Net‑Zero standard and setting ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We promote fairness, celebrate diversity, and prohibit discrimination to enable everyone to excel at work.

We welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

Location & Type

Location: Manchester; London; Bristol; Birmingham; Southampton

Type: Full time