At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage high-quality clinical negligence cases and lead complex litigation strategies.
- Company: Respected claimant law firm with a strong Manchester presence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and a high-value caseload.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in clients' lives while advancing your legal career.
- Qualifications: Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with 4+ years of clinical negligence experience.
The predicted salary is between 35910 - 43890 £ per year.
Job Description
Your new company
Our client is a highly-respected claimant law firm who are looking to strengthen their Manchester Clinical Negligence team.
They are currently recruiting for a senior lawyer with a minimum of 4+ PQE to join on a hybrid basis.
Your new role
This Senior Clinical Negligence Lawyer role will see you
- Manage high-quality clinical negligence cases from initial interview to settlement.
- Handle a wide range of multi-track cases, including, misdiagnoses, complex brain injury, spinal injury, and birth injury cases.
- Gathering and reviewing evidence.
- Instructing and liaising with counsel.
- Actively participating in conferences with counsel and expert witnesses.
- Handling JSMs/ADR and progressing cases through to trial (including split trials where required).
- Preparing profit cost forecasts and working closely with the in-house costs team to ensure accurate recovery.
- What you'll need to succeed
- Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with a minimum of 4+ years post-qualified clinical negligence experience.
- Previous experience handling a high-value caseload of claimant clinical negligence claims.
- Excellent communication and client care skills.
- Ability to lead on strategy for complex litigation and advise junior team members.
- Excellent advocacy and negotiation skills, including experience with JSMs and ADR.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- What you'll get in return
This is a fantastic opportunity for senior clinical negligence lawyers where you can expect a high-quality, high-value caseload of claimant clinical negligence matters including catastrophic injury.
A competitive salary is available and negotiable dependent on experience.
Hybrid working is available.
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