Healthcare Principal Associate

Weightmans; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm recognized as one of the top UK employers and take on the role of Solicitor within a vibrant Healthcare team. You'll manage complex clinical negligence claims and work alongside experienced health professionals, enhancing your skills in a supportive environment. The firm emphasizes professional development and offers a flexible working culture, making it a great place for motivated solicitors eager to make a difference.

Benefits

Flexible working culture

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable interest in the healthcare sector.
• Knowledge of clinical negligence is essential.
• Excellent technical ability regarding CPR and legal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases.
• Conduct investigations to resolve claims and liaise with various parties.
• Contribute to client-facing initiatives and business development.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Disciplined time management

Analytical capacity

Flexible approach

Education

Qualified solicitor (5+ year PQE)

Job description

About your new role

Our specialist Healthcare team covers all aspects of healthcare and related areas of law and practice, including child law, clinical negligence, clinical governance, consent to treatment, healthcare advisory and mental health. We provide a supportive, proactive service based on a deep understanding of NHS procedures and the social/political background of public healthcare. Our expert team includes doctors and nurses among other health professionals, all with specialist medical knowledge in key areas.

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 hard.

Solicitor (or equivalent) to manage complex and high value defendant clinical negligence claims, develop junior lawyers, contribute to and lead client facing initiatives.

We pride ourselves on having excellent development opportunities for progression alongside a flexible working culture and are looking for NHS Resolution experienced talent to increase our offering across all aspects of healthcare law.

Key responsibilities

• Manage case load of litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases
• Conduct relevant investigations in order to repudiate and/or conclude the claim
• Liaise with various parties such as claimants and their solicitors, clients, counsel, experts etc
• Obtain documents and instruct experts
• PA role will come with an expectation of some more business development (BD) or operational (Ops) side of the business
• Complete MI procedures
• Adhere to client protocols
• Achieve financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and key progress indicators are adhered to
• Contribute to and lead client facing and business development initiatives
• 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 also ensure that you comply with the relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures, and consistently work in accordance with our values.

About You

You will be a qualified solicitor, 5+ year PQE. 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/be:

• Genuine and demonstrable interest in healthcare sector
• Knowledge of clinical negligence
• Excellent technical ability and knowledge of CPR
• Strong communication skills
• Disciplined time management and organisational skills
• Capacity to rigorously investigate and analyse evidence
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Flexible approach

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

Why work for us

Come and join ouraward-winningorganisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’sTop Employers awards 2025, and ranking5thin the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

Why work for us? Take a look:Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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