Solicitor-Medical Negligence-London- 0-2 PQE

Irwin Mitchell; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Solicitor specializing in Medical Negligence in London with 0-2 years PQE. The role involves providing legal advice, managing your own caseload, and working on high-value cases. The firm offers generous holidays, a flexible pension scheme, and a supportive working environment aimed at employee wellbeing.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible pension schemes

Two days of paid volunteering

Health membership for medical services

Qualifications

• 0-2 years PQE with a Medical Negligence background.
• Highly organised and commercially aware.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and manage own caseload.
• Take instructions from clients and assist Partners with high-value cases.
• Review cases with supervisor to ensure quality of service.

Skills

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Education

0-2 years PQE in Medical Negligence

Job description

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London, United Kingdom

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Your Role

You’ll provide quality legal advice to the firm’s clients through appropriate supervision and training, managing your own caseload from the start. Your aim will be to secure interim payments whenever possible, enabling us to arrange rehabilitation, care packages, and suitable accommodation before the claim is finalised. Our team is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our clients. The Medical Negligence team work on a range of cases including:

• Claims involving a death
• Delay in the diagnosis of cancer
• Surgical injuries
• Spinal injury cases
• Orthopaedic cases
• Injuries to children at birth

What You'll Be Doing

• Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.
• Opportunity to manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.
• Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.

About You

• 0-2 years PQE with a Medical Negligence background
• Highly organised
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.