Background
The Clinical Negligence department represents claimants and their families following poor medical treatment. The team at Hugh James are top-ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, offering one of the largest practices in the UK.
The role
The role will primarily involve working on new and potential instructions and duties will include:
- Handle a caseload of clinical negligence work in line with department strategy with a minimal amount of supervision (although of course full support will be provided)
- Conduct a wide range of clinical negligence cases
- Maintaining a good knowledge of CPR and the law relating to clinical negligence
- Providing advice to clients on sensitive matters
- Draft witness statements and pleadings
- Reviewing medical reports and provide appropriate advice
- Maintaining a basic understanding of medical issues
- Instructing and communicating with Counsel
- Dealing with highly complex conferences
- Working with other solicitors to develop and help maintain good client relationships and knowledge within clinical negligence
- Maintaining a professional attitude
- Maintaining knowledge of clinical negligence complaints handling procedures by G.P.s and NHS in England and Wales
- If required, supervise other fee earners
- Contribute to BD activities and initiatives
Skills & Qualifications
Strong organisation and time management skills are a key element to this role as is the ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines. Excellent client care skills are also a must.
We are looking for a highly ambitious and self-motivated individual who is comfortable working within a team and on their own. The successful candidate would be a forward thinking individual whose attitude and approach to work is as important as previous experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, ambitious and established team.
The PQE mentioned is a guide only and applications are welcomed from anyone with the necessary skills.
Life at Hugh James
We never shy away from a challenge
We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges – of all sizes – are readily accepted.
The Hugh James difference
Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
A positive force in the community
Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
Birthday day off
Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts for local businesses
Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Jack Osborne.
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
