Senior Lawyer- Legal

3 weeks ago

Cambridge Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell LLP Full time

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. 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. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition Team to find out more information about our flexible working arrangements.
As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our clients 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 NHS and private treatment on behalf of children and adults.
Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:
Brain injury claims including stroke
Spinal injury and amputation claims
Cerebral Palsy claims
You’ll provide quality legal advice to the firm’s clients under appropriate supervision and training, managing your own high quality caseload from the outset. Your aim will be to obtain interim payments wherever possible, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before the claim is concluded. As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients.
You will join Partner Guy Forster, head of Medical Negligence in our Cambridge office, who has specialised in clinical negligence cases since qualifying as a solicitor and acts on behalf of clients who've suffered serious injury. Guy recovers substantial amounts of compensation for his clients to fund care, therapies and other needs.
Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.
Manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.
Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.
5 years' plus PQE with a strong background in medical negligence
~ 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
~ Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid)
~ Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture. 
We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.
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, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

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