Clinical Negligence Solicitor

7 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Weightmans Full time

About Your New Role

Our Healthcare team is a vibrant specialist department within Weightmans, a leading law firm. We provide expert advice on all aspects of healthcare law, including clinical negligence, patient safety, consent to treatment, human rights, child law, and mental health. Our team's ethos is to work diligently for our clients to secure the right outcome for them, thereby enhancing our technical skills and ability to meet evolving client needs. The healthcare sector is fast-paced, and the challenge of working for our clients provides very interesting work. The successful candidate will be highly motivated to develop their own and our team's practices in a supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Specialize in acting on behalf of NHS Litigation Authority and NHS Trusts, protecting their interests.
  • Manage a caseload of litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases.
  • Conduct relevant investigations to repudiate and/or conclude claims.
  • Liaise with various parties, including claimants and their solicitors, clients, counsel, experts, and other stakeholders.
  • Achieve financial and chargeable targets.
  • Demonstrate strong advocacy skills and flexibility to offer support in handling civil claims.
  • Control Case Manager diaries, key dates, and action lists.
  • Draft various documents, including SLA reports and pleadings.
  • Perform billing duties.
  • Satisfy standards of client care in accordance with client SLA and Team Manager guidelines and directions.
  • Complete Client MI procedures.
  • Comply with relevant rules, policies, and procedures.
  • Keep up to date with legal developments.
  • Contribute to profile-raising and business development initiatives.

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will be a qualified solicitor with 3+ years of post-qualification experience. As the role is varied, we are looking for someone with a flexible approach to work and the ability to adapt to different tasks. We require you to have/be:

  • Qualified Solicitor (or equivalent) with 2+ years of post-qualification experience.
  • Experience of defending high-value and complex litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence claims, preferably involving experience of working for defendants and/or the NHS and/or private healthcare sector.
  • Demonstrable experience in the healthcare sector.
  • Excellent technical ability and knowledge of CPR.
  • Strong and effective communication skills.
  • Disciplined time management and organizational skills.
  • Capacity to rigorously investigate and analyze evidence.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
  • Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets.
  • Ability to adhere to client protocols.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
  • Flexible approach.

If you meet our criteria and think this is a role where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, we look forward to receiving your application.

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