Healthcare Paralegal

Weightmans Llp; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Weightmans Llp is seeking a Paralegal to support the Healthcare team with pre- and post-litigation clinical negligence work for NHS Resolution. The role involves assisting senior fee earners, drafting letters, gathering records, and managing timelines.

The successful candidate will be motivated to develop their practice, work flexibly across tasks, and maintain high-quality client service within a busy environment.

Qualifications

• You will have previous experience as a Paralegal.
• Excellent written and organisation skills are required.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and timescales.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Assist and work with senior fee earners on cases – drafting letters of approach, instructions to experts, instructing counsel, seeking records, preparing chronologies, tracing and interviewing witnesses, collating disclosure and liaising with the CRU.
• Completing client MI procedures/databases
• Achieve set financial and chargeable hours targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans' values

Skills

Paralegal experience

Written communication

Time management

Organisation skills

Teamwork

Job description

Our Healthcare team is a vibrant specialist department. We provide advice on all aspects of healthcare law, including clinical negligence, patient safety, consent to treatment, human rights, child law and mental health. The ethos of the team is to work hard for our clients so that we secure the right outcome for them. In so doing we improve our technical skills and enhance our ability to meet the clients' needs as they evolve. The healthcare sector is fast moving and the challenge of working for our clients provides very interesting work. The successful candidate will be highly motivated to develop their own and our teams' practices. We provide a supportive environment in which to work. To assist case handlers to manage pre and post-litigated Clinical Negligence claims on behalf of NHS Resolution.

• Primary responsibility is to assist and work with senior fee earners on their cases - tasks include drafting letters of approach, instructions to experts, instructing counsel, seeking records, preparing chronologies, tracing and interviewing witnesses, collating disclosure and liaising with the CRU
• Completing client MI procedures/databases
• Achieve set financial and chargeable hours targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans' values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role

You will have previous experience as a Paralegal and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have:

• Experience of handling Clinical Negligence claims (pre & post-litigation experience desirable)
• Knowledge of CPR procedure with proven technical ability
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and timescales
• Ability to work to client SLA and KPIs
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Excellent written and organisation skills
• Excellent time management skills