Senior Clinical Negligence Solicitor | Hybrid Reading

Fletchers Solicitors Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Medicash

Sick pay

Maternity/Paternity/IVF

Hybrid working

Social events

Voucher rewards

Supportive culture

Training & development

Job summary

Fletchers Group is seeking an experienced Solicitor or equivalent in Reading to join its leading Clinical Negligence team. This Senior Solicitor role offers autonomy to handle complex cases from start to finish and to contribute to a collaborative, hybrid working environment with strong client relationships.

We seek a practitioner with 8+ PQE in clinical negligence, excellent drafting and communication skills, and a proactive, commercially minded approach.

Qualifications

• Recent experience handling a caseload in clinical negligence.
• 8 years+ PQE or equivalent clinical negligence experience.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills.
• Excellent IT skills with MS Office, Proclaim and Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong commercial awareness in a legal environment.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Flexible and deadline-driven.
• Excellent client care skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing support, guidance and assistance to the team to deliver outstanding service to customers.
• Proactive and commercial case management and progression.
• Supporting the Team Leader in ensuring the delivery of the team’s financial performance KPIs.
• Effective and thorough time recording.
• Discussing and agreeing case tactics and planning with the Team Leader and team members.
• Identifying cases ready for LOC, settlement and service within the team.
• Co‑ordinating the progression of cases with all internal and external parties.
• Drafting legal documentation including LOC, letters of instruction.
• Negotiating settlement and the issuing and service of proceedings if required.
• Overseeing the documentation and correspondence produced by the team.
• Advising the team on any technical issues arising from

Skills

8+ PQE

Case management

Time management

Communication

Drafting

Commercial awareness

Coaching & mentoring

Attention to detail

Client care

Flexible / deadline driven

Education

Solicitor qualification

Tools

Proclaim

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Fletchers Group is seeking an experienced Solicitor or equivalent in Reading to join its leading Clinical Negligence team. This Senior Solicitor role offers autonomy to handle complex cases from start to finish and to contribute to a collaborative, hybrid working environment with strong client relationships.

We seek a practitioner with 8+ PQE in clinical negligence, excellent drafting and communication skills, and a proactive, commercially minded approach.