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.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, established and ambitious team.
The Role
The role will primarily involve handling a caseload of clinical negligence files in line with the department’s strategy under supervision.
Duties will include:
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Working on pre-issue and litigated cases
- Providing advice to clients on sensitive matters
- Maintaining knowledge of clinical negligence complaints handling procedures by GPs and NHS in England and Wales
- Maintaining good knowledge of CPR and the law relating to clinical negligence matters
- Maintaining an understanding of medical issues
- Drafting witness statements
- Instructing experts
- Reviewing medical reports and providing appropriate advice
- Instructing and communicating with Counsel
- Dealing with conferences
- Working with other Solicitors in the department to develop and maintain good client relationships and knowledge within clinical negligence
- Maintaining a professional attitude
- Participating in business development
Skills & Qualifications
We are looking for an ambitious and self-motivated individual who is comfortable working within a team and on their own. The successful candidate will be a forward-thinking individual whose attitude and approach to work is as important as their previous experience. We are inviting applications from candidates with 0-3 years PQE.
Attention to detail, organisation and time management skills are key elements to this role, as is the ability to work under pressure to meet litigation deadlines. Excellent client care skills are also a must.
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
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 come 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
Cycle to Work Scheme
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.
