Associate in Oxford

Are you a passionate and driven solicitor ready to make a meaningful difference in people's lives? Join CL Medilaw, a leading medical negligence and catastrophic injury team dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by life-changing injuries. It's an exciting time as we continue to expand our Court of Protection team and we are growing the team across our offices nationally.

We are looking for lawyers with a background in court of protection work dealing with management of property and financial affairs for clients suffering from brain injury. We have a substantial number of professional deputyships currently and these are increasing rapidly alongside the clinical negligence, cerebral palsy and other brain injury work the team specialise in. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and collaborative team handling the most complex, high value cases.

Our court of protection team currently are based mainly in our Reading, Oxford, Wilmslow, Kings Hill, Lincoln and Brighton offices but we are also developing court of protection expertise across all of the CL Medilaw office locations. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced colleagues working as one team with the CL Medilaw clinical negligence and serious injury team, in an environment where your contribution is recognized and valued.

We actively encourage and support team members to develop their career and promotional path within the CL Medilaw and Knights group. We are looking for individuals with strong technical ability, excellent client care skills, an empathetic approach, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Even though this opportunity is listed as Oxford, the team currently operates out of a number of offices nationwide, and you will be part of that genuine supportive culture that we have across the country within a 100 person strong specialist team. Therefore you could be based out of a separate office if more applicable.

More about CL Medilaw: We pride ourselves in doing things differently. The "CL" in our name stands for "Changing Lives": it's what we do; it's how we do it; and it's why we do it. We are driven by putting our clients first and committed to giving back to local and national charities, who support our clients and their families through the most challenging circumstances, when they have suffered medical negligence or serious injury.

We represent clients across the UK and the team are recognised experts acting for those who have suffered a birth injury, brain injury, amputation, spinal injury, delay in diagnosing cancer and fatal injuries. We provide a holistic service to our clients with our involvement often including deputyship and trusts, and education and welfare advice. The level of expertise in our team is recognised by accreditations from The Law Society, AvMA, APIL and the Brain Injury Group. Several partners are experienced financial deputies and we have CLM Trust Corporation which is also appointed as deputy on many matters.

The success of CL Medilaw is derived from our one-team and client centred approach to our cases and the business as a whole. We are not monitored or driven by financial targets but by achieving the best outcome for our clients. The success of the team means we are looking to expand and we are looking for talented professionals who share our values. Although the roles below are an immediate requirement, we will consider applications that reflect our culture at all levels.

CL Medilaw is a trading name of Knights Professional Services Limited. Knights is the fastest growing, legal and professional services business with a unique culture. A distinct separation between management and professional advisors means we are always working in the best interests of our clients and colleagues.

To find out more about CL Medilaw and the services we provide for our clients visit our website. If you would like to understand more about our career-supporting culture then please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager, Michael Appleby, on 07805 819860 or by email.