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