Associate Solicitor, Commercial Dispute Resolution

2 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom DAC Beachcroft Full time

Job Description Our Clinical Risk cluster is the biggest nationally- handling a challenging but fulfilling caseload of defendant clinical negligence work- acting for a variety of clients, which may include work for NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts, MDU, independent providers, and medical malpractice insurers.

Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work. This will include drafting pleadings, witness statements and letters of response, conducting face to face negotiations and mediation of claims as well as preparing counter schedules
Act as first and primary contact for clients on a day to day basis providing them with commercially focused legal advice
Provide supervision and coaching to junior fee earners
Make an appropriate contribution to non-fee earning activity e.g. knowledge sharing, training, client seminars, and business development
Comply with the required standards for internal procedures e.g. financial
Management of files, billing regimes etc. Writing articles for publication both for in-house and external publications
Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols

A Solicitor with experience in defendant or claimant clinical negligence, or defendant insurance law. A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues and to be highly client focused
Ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues, building up strong relationships
Strong organisation skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of clinical negligence claims simultaneously, through an IT case management system
Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
Detail conscious with a concern for quality



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