Solicitor-Medical Negligence-London- 0-2 PQE

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national law firm seeks a Solicitor to join its Medical Negligence team in London. The role involves providing legal advice and managing cases related to complex medical claims, focusing on improving clients' quality of life. Join a supportive team known for excellence and social responsibility, with strong values centered on community impact and employee well-being.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous and flexible pension schemes

Two days of volunteering fully paid

Westfield Health membership

Qualifications

• Must have a medical negligence background.
• 0-2 years PQE.
• Able to manage own caseload with appropriate supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality legal advice and manage own caseload.
• Take instructions from clients and assist partners with high value cases.
• Review cases to ensure quality legal advice.

Skills

Highly organised

Commercial awareness

Ability to work collaboratively

Ability to work independently

Ability to work in a pressurised environment

Education

0-2 years PQE with a Medical Negligence background

Job description

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Solicitor-Medical Negligence-London- 0-2 PQE

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Our Team

We are looking to add a talented Solicitor to our Medical Negligence team to be based in London.

You will work alongside award winning Partner, Anne Kavanagh, who handles a variety of complex cases, specialising in representing woman and children injured thorough pregnancy, obstetric, or gynaecological treatment as part of a broader clinical negligence caseload. Anne is ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Guides and has won national awards for her work.

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
• Gynaecology cases
• 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.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

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