Clinical Negligence Solicitor/Legal Executive (Grade C)

Ison Harrison Solicitors; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Due to continued organic growth we are looking to recruit a claimant Clinical Negligence Solicitor or Legal Executive.

Company Description

Ison Harrison Solicitors is #TheYorkshireLawFirm with 20 branches (and growing) across the region and a national reputation for quality legal services. Our specialist teams offer a full range of legal services for individuals and businesses. We are dedicated to providing expert legal advice and support.

We are the most accredited law firm in Yorkshire. Our wide range of specialist accreditations across the firm speaks of our expertise and provides security.

The firm has a proven track record of recognising and rewarding outstanding individuals that go the extra mile.

When we ask our employees what they value most about working for Ison Harrison we tend to get the same answer every time – the people. Ison Harrison offers a welcoming, friendly and positive environment to work in where everyone is treated with respect. Our employees are expected to work hard, but we also make sure they are rewarded for it. You take your job seriously and so do we!

We are 100% employee owned. This means our employees can influence the future of our business and play a key part in its success and profitability with an additional financial benefit through our profit-sharing scheme. Would you like to join in, influence and benefit from our success?

Our Values

• 100%
• Responsible
• Supportive
• Adaptive
• Open & Transparent
• Progressive
• Community
• Authentic

The Team

We are the proud winners of the YLA Clinical Negligence Team of the Year.

At the time of writing we have 16 members in our team. They are all high calibre individuals who will provide excellent training and supervision. You will be a key member of the team whose voice is heard and will be listened to. You will have every opportunity to develop professionally and put down roots.

The silly question is the one you do not ask. You will find quickly that this is a safe learning environment where you will be supported and encouraged to develop.

We are a friendly, supportive, collaborative team who pull together.

Role Description

This is a full-time role for a Clinical Negligence Solicitor/Legal Executive (Grade C) at Ison Harrison Solicitors in Leeds, with flexibility for some remote work following probation. The role involves handling clinical negligence cases from start to finish, conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements, and representing clients in court. You will be expected to positively contribute and take part in business development.

Whilst your caseload grows you will be expected to assist other members of the team with dedicated tasks. All of our cases are multi-track. Caseload numbers are dictated by complexity, though most will have less than 40 cases at any one time. Support from paralegals and secretaries will be provided as necessary. An average caseload will include a third of which are litigated.

The vast majority of our work is through recommendations, and we attract both high-value, complex cases and smaller, more straightforward claims. We are selective as to the cases we will accept instructions on.

The successful candidate will have experience either exclusively or predominantly in running a claimant clinical negligence caseload. They will pride themselves on their excellent client care and be adept at communicating clearly, but sensitively. They will have a strong eye for detail, be thorough and efficient and able to meet strict deadlines. We are looking for someone who is passionate, technically competent, commercially aware and able to build on Ison Harrison’s reputation for high quality legal services.

Key Skills

• Critical thinking.
• Ability to present and argue a case orally and in writing. Deal with technical details and express solutions to complex legal problems in a concise and customer-friendly way.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as a member of the team.
• Ability to deal with enquiries in a client-friendly and effective manner.
• Good keyboard skills.

Salary

The salary will be dependent on experience. Please indicate both your current salary and salary expectations.

Benefits

Our range of benefits includes:

• Profit sharing scheme (tax-free on payments up to £3,600 per year), subject to 12+ months employment at the end of the calendar year.
• Holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, increasing to 26 days after 1 year and 31 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part-time employees).
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (subject to HMRC eligibility) with 5% Employer contributions.
• Death in Service Life Assurance (3 times salary).
• Private Health Insurance after 1 year’s employment.
• Enhanced maternity pay after 2 years’ employment.
• Enhanced paternity pay after 2 years’ employment.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support health & wellbeing, including free counselling for employees, family members (household) and their dependants.
• Paycare Health Cash Plan to help with the cost of optical, dental and other health expenses for employees and their dependants (employee paid contributions).
• Discounted bus travel.
• Payroll giving scheme for tax-free charitable donations.
• £1,000.00 finder’s fee for new employee recruitment referrals.
• Professional membership/subscription support.
• Interest-free loan for annual train or bus pass.
• Free conveyancing on your main residential property after 1 year’s employment.
• A free will after 1 year’s employment.
• Regular social events including summer BBQ and a Christmas party.
• Annual business briefing for the whole firm.

Equal Opportunities

Ison Harrison is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the job specification.