Senior Associate - Clinical Negligence Litigation (Hybrid)

HF; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + 5 days service ramp

Life Insurance & Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme & Gym/GP

Pension Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity & Adop.

Hybrid & Flexible Working

Discounts & Gym Memberships

Flu & Eyecare Vouchers

Job summary

HF, a leading healthcare law firm, is recruiting a Senior Associate in Clinical Negligence Healthcare Litigation with parity across Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Harrogate. The role is hybrid, permanent, and will involve handling NHS and other public/private healthcare matters.

You will undertake pre-action investigations, drafting, trial preparation, witness interviews, cost management and supervision of junior team members within a busy healthcare litigation practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare litigation, ideally from another panel firm or medical defence insurer or indemnifier.
• Familiar with issues relevant to our clients within the healthcare sector.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Able to uphold strong confidentiality and ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and targets.
• Flexible and willing to take on a varied workload.
• Able to work as part of a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Pre-action investigation and drafting.
• Drafting of reports and advice to clients.
• Preparation and attendance of trials and ADR / settlement meetings / mediations.
• Interviewing witnesses and drafting of statements.
• Cost management.
• Multi-party litigation.
• Negotiation of settlement.
• Preparation and attendance at Court hearings including CCMCs and application hearings.
• Supervision of other team members
• Client training and support activities including; presentations, seminars and webinars
• Supervision of a team
• Business development activities (appropriate to role)

Skills

Healthcare litigation experience

Healthcare sector knowledge

Organisational & time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Confidentiality & client requirements

Deadline-oriented

Flexibility & workload management

Team player

Job description

HF, a leading healthcare law firm, is recruiting a Senior Associate in Clinical Negligence Healthcare Litigation with parity across Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Harrogate. The role is hybrid, permanent, and will involve handling NHS and other public/private healthcare matters.

You will undertake pre-action investigations, drafting, trial preparation, witness interviews, cost management and supervision of junior team members within a busy healthcare litigation practice.