Junior Solicitor

Junior Solicitor – Clinical Negligence (Claimant) Newly Qualified – 2 years PQE | Full-time, with flexibility to work from home a couple of days a week | Competitive salary, dependent on experience About Us Diane Rostron at Addies Solicitors Blackpool is a specialist clinical negligence practice acting exclusively for Claimants across England and Wales. We focus primarily on complex birth injury claims, stillbirth and neonatal death, inquests and act as court-appointed Deputy for clients who lack capacity. We are a small, close-knit and supportive team, and this role would suit someone who wants genuine responsibility and hands-on experience early in their career, working on meaningful cases that make a real difference to families. The Role We are looking for a Junior Solicitor to assist our clinical negligence claimant team with the day-to-day progression of a caseload covering birth injury, stillbirth, neonatal death and other clinical negligence matters. This is a practical, hands-on role, ideal for someone newly qualified or with up to two years' PQE who wants to develop their litigation skills within a specialist niche. Key Responsibilities • Preparing and issuing proceedings at court, including drafting claim forms and supporting court documentation • Preparing applications to the court and dealing with associated procedural steps • Arranging conferences and meetings with counsel and expert witnesses (obstetric, neonatal, midwifery and other relevant experts) • Assisting with preparation for inquests • Liaising sensitively and professionally with clients, many of whom are bereaved or vulnerable • Supporting Deputyship matters where required • General case management, including diary and limitation monitoring, correspondence and file organisation • Assisting more senior fee earners with wider case strategy and preparation as experience develops About You • Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales (Newly Qualified – 2 years PQE) • Experience of, or a demonstrable interest in, clinical negligence or civil litigation; a clinical negligence training seat would be an advantage • Excellent organisational skills and close attention to detail, particularly with court deadlines and limitation • Strong written and oral communication skills, with the empathy and sensitivity needed to support bereaved and vulnerable clients • A genuine, considered interest in claimant clinical negligence work, particularly birth injury and inquest work • Confident working with Microsoft 365 and OneDrive-based systems • Comfortable working independently as well as part of a small team What We Offer • Competitive salary, dependent on experience • Full-time role, with flexibility to work from home • Hands-on training and mentoring within a specialist, supportive small team • Genuine exposure to complex and meaningful claimant work in birth injury, stillbirth and neonatal death cases from an early stage How to Apply To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to dr@addies.co.uk, explaining why you are interested in this role and in clinical negligence claimant work. Addies Solicitors is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.