Paralegal - Medical Product Liability

4COM (4Communication B.V); Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services provider in Liverpool is seeking a Paralegal to assist in medical product liability cases. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a background in law. The successful candidate will support lawyers in managing cases from inception to trial, and assist in client communications and documentation. The position offers a hybrid working model, reflecting the firm's commitment to flexibility.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Focus on colleague wellbeing

Qualifications

• Graduate with law-related qualification such as LPC or route to BAR.
• Desire to take direction from the team leader.
• Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results.

Responsibilities

• Assist lawyers in running caseload of Medical Product Liability cases.
• Ensure timely progression of cases.
• Liaise with clients and third parties.

Skills

Desire to work in this area of law

Proven legal and forensic skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Good research skills

Attention to detail

Good organisational skills

Excellent client care skills

Education

Law-related degree or professional qualification

Job description

Overview

Position: Medical Products Team - Paralegal (Grade D). Department: Medical Product Liability Team. Location: Liverpool / Hybrid.

This role will involve assisting lawyers and senior lawyers as directed in running a caseload of Medical Product Liability Group Action cases from inception to trial, always under supervision and in line with current company policies and legal requirements. The team focuses on group action claims relating to defective medical devices and drugs. You will assist with running the individual client files and also assist the team on the generic work which is common across the group.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery for yourself of all KPI targets set by the firm.
• Ensure cases are progressed in a timely, efficient, and proactive manner.
• Liaising with clients, experts, barristers, third party solicitors and insurers as directed.
• Dealing with all aspects of pre and post issue procedures under supervision in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Ensuring all actions as per Proclaim Action List are completed in a timely fashion.
• Accurate time recording.
• Maintaining client files in good order in accordance with Lexcel and other quality assurance requirements.
• Reporting to Senior Lawyer as required.
• Assisting in the collection of and collating medical records.
• Assisting in the collation of product labels and requesting product circulation dates from the manufacturer.
• Maintenance of each group action Master Spreadsheet.
• Sending out client care packs and client questionnaires.
• Reviewing the information provided in the questionnaires and updating the Master Spreadsheet.
• First point of contact for client queries.
• Chasing documentation and information from clients.
• Preparation of client documents such as witness statements and Schedules of Information.
• Assisting the team with pre and post issue tasks as directed.
• Maintaining the team's Sharepoint and assisting with the organisation of documents.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Desire to work in this area of law and preferably some experience.
• Graduate, preferably with a law-related degree and/or professional qualification such as LPC or route to BAR or CILEX.
• Desire and ability to take direction and supervision from the team leader.
• Proven legal and forensic skills.
• Good research skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Keen analytical skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Excellent people skills and service ethos.
• Ability to influence at all levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent client care skills.

We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

About Fletchers Group

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we have evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.

We work across England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. We offer hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating in modern offices.

We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector. Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements to reflect balance and performance. We value connection and collaboration, with clear paths to progression and development, from apprenticeships to professional qualifications and leadership roles.

We seek a broad range of challenging, high-quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. We invest in development, with a significant proportion of colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.

We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, and our base pay and bonus structure recognises and rewards high performance.

Join us and be part of a law firm that is growing and redefining what it means to work in legal services.

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We are committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We are proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme and are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.

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