This vacancy is open to direct applications only. Any approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted at this time.
Background
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our Clinical Negligence department in Manchester.
The Clinical Negligence department represents claimants and their families who have suffered injury following poor medical treatment.
The Role
The role will primarily involve working on new and potential instructions in addition to assisting solicitors in the team. The duties will include:
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Taking initial enquiries from prospective claimants via telephone.
- Providing detailed accounts of the enquiries to senior members of the team; highlighting anything that they feel may be pertinent to the claim.
- Updating clients as to the progress of their claims.
- Drafting initial letters of advice or advising why we are unable to proceed with the matter.
- Reviewing medical records and potentially preparing bundles of medical records including indexing the records.
- Liaising with experts and clients to arrange conferences.
- Assisting solicitors within the group in all procedures, including interviewing clients, preparing statements, preparing letters of instruction to experts, drafting instructions to counsel and issuing and pursuing court proceedings.
- Preparing complaints to medical organisations and considering responses to complaints.
- Attending court hearings and conferences with counsel.
The successful individual will have exceptional telephone skills and an empathetic approach with clients. They will be astute and have the ability to instill confidence in both external and internal clients.
This role would ideally suit candidates who have a law degree, LPC graduate, or similar but we are also willing to consider candidates who have medical knowledge, a strong administrative background and transferable skills.
An understanding of the litigation process is desirable but not essential.
Skills & Qualifications
We are looking for a diligent, enthusiastic individual who can bring a dynamic and vibrant approach to the role.
The ideal candidate will also have excellent client care skills in order to deal with sensitive issues involving emotional and vulnerable clients.
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 Emma Dooley.
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
