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 are looking to add a talented Solicitor to our Medical Negligence team to be based in London.
Our Team
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 finalized. Our team is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our clients. You will work alongside Partner Tom Gough, who handles a variety of complex 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
He also assists senior team members with intricate cases involving cerebral palsy and other birth-acquired brain injuries.
Your Role and 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.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.
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.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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