Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition?
Then Attwaters Jameson Hill could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.
With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Jameson Hill is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect.
In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we’re looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field.
But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That’s why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive.
The role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic claimant Medical Negligence Solicitor or FILEx with 10+ yrs pqe, to take responsibility for and to develop a case load of high value, multitrack, medical negligence cases involving life changing injuries. You will be committed to excellent client care, case management and be actively engaged in marketing and business development, ideally with a background of building relationships with charities. Law Society Medical Negligence Panel and/or AvMA membership is essential. Your duties will involve: Compiling evidence in support of a claim Evaluating the merits of a claim Identifying the legal and medical issues Calculating appropriate damages Drafting a schedule of loss Drafting statements Instructing and liaising with medical experts Instructing and liaising with Counsel Communicating and negotiating with Defendant Solicitors Communicating with clients Complying with Civil Procedure Rules and Court directions Providing guidance and support to junior fee earners Identifying, building, and nurturing contacts to promote development of the work type Leading structured BD initiatives to generate referrals and build connections What we expect from you:
You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You’re somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally. You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You’re risk-aware – you know what you don’t know. You’re a hard worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude. What you can expect from us:
A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click ‘Apply’ to complete and submit your application – we can’t wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic claimant Medical Negligence Solicitor or FILEx with 10+ yrs pqe, to take responsibility for and to develop a case load of high value, multitrack, medical negligence cases involving life changing injuries. You will be committed to excellent client care, case management and be actively engaged in marketing and business development, ideally with a background of building relationships with charities. Law Society Medical Negligence Panel and/or AvMA membership is essential. Your duties will involve: Compiling evidence in support of a claim Evaluating the merits of a claim Identifying the legal and medical issues Calculating appropriate damages Drafting a schedule of loss Drafting statements Instructing and liaising with medical experts Instructing and liaising with Counsel Communicating and negotiating with Defendant Solicitors Communicating with clients Complying with Civil Procedure Rules and Court directions Providing guidance and support to junior fee earners Identifying, building, and nurturing contacts to promote development of the work type Leading structured BD initiatives to generate referrals and build connections What we expect from you:
You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You’re somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally. You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You’re risk-aware – you know what you don’t know. You’re a hard worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude. What you can expect from us:
A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click ‘Apply’ to complete and submit your application – we can’t wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr
