Solicitor - Medical Negligence (2-4 PQE)

Solicitor - Medical Negligence (2-4 PQE)

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.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our client's lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.

Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:

• Accident & Emergency claims
• Cancer claims
• Cerebral Palsy claims
• GP negligence claims
• Spinal cord injury claims

Your Role

From day one, you'll have your own caseload. As a team, we are dedicated to improving our client's quality of life.

You'll join Senior Associate, Sarah Sharples, and her team who has a wealth of expertise in complex and high value cases acting for clients in a variety of claims including Birth Injury Claims, Spinal Injury Claims, Fatal Claims & Inquests, and Misdiagnosis. Sarah is passionate about achieving access to justice for anyone injured through medical negligence and delivering exceptional client care.

You'll have a track record of proactively managing your own diverse case load whilst assisting other senior fee earners with high value, complex cases. You'll be able to identify other legal solutions that may add value to your client's journey.

About You

• Be 2-4 years PQE, having experience of handing Medical Negligence claims (essential)
• Be highly organised having developed your ability to track and manage your workload independently whilst keeping those you assist, up to date.
• Be committed to delivering exceptional client service and in doing so, be authentically approachable, empathetic and caring with the ability to build rapport with clients and their families
• Conduct thorough investigations and gather evidence to support claims.
• Feel comfortable providing expert legal advice to clients, ensuring they are fully informed throughout the process.
• Draft legal documents including, not limited to, funding paperwork, court applications, court documents, witness statements, instructions to counsel and instructions to experts.
• Feel comfortable with your own advocacy and be able to represent clients in court and at mediation sessions.
• Work collaboratively with other solicitors and support staff to achieve the best outcomes for clients.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant case law.
• Have commercial awareness and be alive to the Northwest market
• Have a keen interest in business development, ideally demonstrating examples of your past contribution to business development and be able to talk about regional markets
• Be able to work collaboratively and independently
• Thrive in a pressurised environment
• Be an enthusiastic team player
• Commit to an office environment in accordance with client and business need

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.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

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.