Associate - Clinical Negligence

2 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Hugh James Full time

**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.

**The role**

An exciting opportunity has arrisen for an Associate to join the growing team in Southampton.

The role will primarily involve working on new and potential instructions and duties will include:

- Handle a caseload of clinical negligence work in line with department strategy with a mínimal amount of supervision (although of course full support will be provided)
- Conduct a wide range of clinical negligence cases
- Maintaining a good knowledge of CPR and the law relating to clinical negligence
- Providing advice to clients on sensitive matters
- Draft witness statements and pleadings
- Reviewing medical reports and provide appropriate advice
- Maintaining a basic understanding of medical issues
- Instructing and communicating with Counsel
- Dealing with highly complex conferences
- Working with other solicitors to develop and help maintain good client relationships and knowledge within clinical negligence
- Maintaining a professional attitude
- Maintaining knowledge of clinical negligence complaints handling procedures by G.P.s and NHS in England and Wales
- If required, supervise other fee earners

**Qualifications, skills and experience**

Strong organisation and time management skills are a key element to this role as is the ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines. Excellent client care skills are also a must.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, ambitious and established department.

**Life at Hugh James**

Although our workforce has grown to more than 700, we have retained and nurtured a unique culture which is based on hard work, exceptional talent, ambition, empathy, innovation and good humour. It is those qualities that have helped us grow the business to where we stand today.

Key to our growth strategy to date has been the recruitment and development of great people. This will remain the case as we look forward to the years ahead. Life at Hugh James is vibrant and full of opportunities.

Our culture is friendly and collegiate, but we maintain the professional atmosphere you would expect from a modern, leading law firm. All our staff have access to industry-leading training and mentoring to ensure they reach their potential.

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

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 Phoebe Orbell.

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