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As the winner of Working Families’ ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Department: Health Litigation

Location: Manchester

Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• Flexible, agile and home working
• BUPA
• Permanent health insurance
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Life assurance
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Dress for your day policy
• Training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview:

The role holder may assist with expert instruction claims and will also assist other fee earners within the team with their caseloads. The role may also involve a short term or long term secondment to a client NHS Trust for several days a week, which will involve acting as the Trust’s claims assistant, reporting and considering claims received and dealing generally with the Trust’s clinical negligence claims in conjunction with NHS Resolution and Hill Dickinson.

Introduction to the team:

This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing teams in Hill Dickinson. The Health Litigation team has been growing year-on-year with a team of over lawyers and national coverage. We are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations. Our Health team can genuinely say it is award winning, having received major recognition over the last few years, most recently being named as Legal Services Provider of the Year by the Health Service Journal.

Key responsibilities:

• A short term or long term secondment as described above
• Considering liability and quantum issues
• Drafting witness statements
• Drafting internal reports
• Considering pleadings including Defences and Counter Schedules
• Considering whether to settle claims in conjunction with the advice of ourselves/NHS Resolution/reporting to the Trust’s legal services manager on these points

What we are looking for:

• The ability to work independently in addition to as part of a team
• Undertake client secondments
• Ability to deliver technically accurate and appropriate advice to clients
• Ability to work to deadlines and run an effective diary system
• Adheres to guidelines and procedures
• Demonstrates understanding of client needs/expectations
• Ability to interact and communicate with clients and keep them up-to-date
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Shows commercial awareness in understanding of the market and sector
• Some prior experience in clinical negligence