Solicitor - Clinical Negligence

Role: Clinical Negligence Solicitor, 1-5 years PQE

Place of work: Glasgow City Centre

Contract type: Full-Time, Permanent

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Jones Whyte Law Ltd are looking to recruit a Solicitor to join our busy Clinical Negligence Team. We are open to candidates who have between 1-5 years experience in a Clinical Negligence (or similar) role.

Jones Whyte is a dynamic and forward-thinking firm. Our aim is to be there for our clients, resolving their needs and giving them the legal support they require at every stage of life. We invest in our staff and offer training and development far beyond the prescribed professional requirements. As we grow, we encourage our employees to grow with us and offer opportunities to work on business projects. We engage with our people to continually improve our processes, technology, and practices to ensure staff are supported and clients receive the best service.

Our recently refurbished Glasgow city centre offices offer a modern work environment with generous staff benefits and perks. We also offer hybrid working to enable a better work-life balance.

The Role

As a Clinical Negligence Solicitor, you will be progressing clinical negligence claims for pursuers. This will involve pre-litigation work and litigating in the All Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court and Court of Session.

Our Solicitors are required to work individually and within a team to support the wider needs of the department and the business as a whole. In this role, you should be able to work autonomously, with support from other qualified and non-qualified colleagues. The department is comprised of a Partner, an Associates Solicitor, Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Secretaries, and dedicated Legal Assistants.

You should be comfortable providing practical and legal advice to clients with care and compassion. Additionally, you will be required to undertake Court advocacy and to instruct both Counsel and expert witnesses. Your caseload will give you the opportunity to handle a wide variety of cases such as delayed diagnosis, hospital negligence, GP claims, surgical negligence, birth injury cases, and fatal accidents.

This role presents an opportunity for the right candidate to develop personally and professionally within the firm.

Key Requirements

1. 1-5 years PQE
2. Experience in handling and progressing litigated cases in the Sheriff Court and ASSPIC
3. Experience in progressing pre-litigated cases
4. Strong advocacy skills
5. Good knowledge of Court practice and procedures
6. Knowledgeable in personal injury law and able to interpret legislation and case law
7. A strong communicator with good organisational skills
8. Compassionate and empathetic with good client handling skills
9. Able to work independently and use initiative
10. A good time manager with the ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise
11. A hardworking team player with a positive outlook
12. IT proficient
13. Commercially aware and focused on meeting key performance indicators and targets

Company Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Excellent Company Maternity and Paternity Benefits
• 23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays. Including closing over Christmas & New Year.
• Holiday Loyalty Scheme: Earn an additional 5 days holiday.
• Buy and Sell up to 3 holiday days each year
• Hybrid Working (on completion of office-based training)
• Company Staff Referral Scheme
• Wellbeing Support
• Annual Company Day Out and Quarterly team nights/days out
• Early finish on your birthday