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Solicitor - Medical Negligence

2 months ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Lime Solicitors Full time

Are you a qualified Medical/Clinical Negligence Solicitor seeking a fresh challenge?


Excited by the prospect of being a key player in the exciting expansion of both Lime Solicitors and our Leicester office?


If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you


You'll work with our senior lawyers to assist on wide range of cases, build up your own caseload and help our team to deliver a fantastic service to our clients.

  • The opportunity to be a key part of the team working with leaders to help develop and define the Clinical Negligence function.
  • You will have great exposure to working with and assisting a Partner and a number of Paralegals.
  • Having you own caseload and building a portfolio that will develop your career in the Leicester/East Midlands market


Key Responsibilities

Our Clinical Negligence team deal with claims arising as a result of healthcare professionals acting against the interests of our client’s health. We advise clients who have suffered physical, mental or economic loss as a result of this negligence and guide them through the initial investigation into their claim and thereafter proceeding through the pre-action and post issue phases of County and High Court litigation. We also regularly attend our client’s inquests. Our specialist team have dealt with thousands of claims against hospital trusts, private healthcare providers, care homes, individual GPs and dentists on a variety of different injuries ranging from low to high severity, with particular expertise in relation to fatal claims, industrial disease cases, amputations, brain injury and multiple injuries.


Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

  • a minimum of 2 years’ experience working on clinical negligence cases, including issued cases
  • proven experience of dealing with complex and straightforward claims
  • strong IT skills
  • commercial awareness
  • a desire to exceed client expectations
  • a high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
  • excellent organisational and prioritising skills
  • the ability to work in a busy team
  • excellent communication skills
  • a desire to enhance client relationships through day to day activity
  • routinely recording 100% of chargeable time per month
  • feeling and exhibiting empathy for our clients
  • importantly a sense of humour and a desire to be an integral part of a strong and ambitious team


Find out more about us

It’s the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams, together we win. As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do


How we work

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work. We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it. We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield. This role will be hybrid, working from our Leicester office ideally at least 2 days a week.


Additional information

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward. Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here .


Equal opportunities

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.


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About Lime

Welcome to Lime Solicitors, where we believe in the power of expert legal advice to transform lives. Our commitment to empowering individuals is at the core of everything we do. With a client-centric approach, we ensure a seamless legal process founded on empathy and understanding.


As market leaders in clinical negligence, personal injury, inheritance disputes, employment disputes, and professional negligence, Lime Solicitors is dedicated to excellence in every aspect of our work. Join our supportive nationwide team, where everyone is valued and treated with respect and dignity.


As part of Lime Solicitors, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with clients, advocating for their needs and achieving the best possible outcomes for them and their families. Together, we share their stories to raise awareness and make a positive impact in our communities.


We are proud to be a part of Ampa, a large multi-brand group driven by a shared purpose and values. Together, we cultivate a positive, inclusive, and diverse work culture that supports everyone in achieving their ambitions. Join us at Lime Solicitors and be part of a team where you can make a meaningful impact while growing both personally and professionally.