Paralegal - Health Litigation in Liverpool

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Liverpool

Benefits:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Annual bonus scheme
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role Overview:

We are currently looking for a Paralegal to join our Health Litigation team in Liverpool to assist with expert instruction claims and assisting other fee earners within the team with their caseloads. The role may also involve a short term or long term secondment to a client NHS Trust for several days a week, which will involve acting as the Trust’s claims assistant, reporting and considering claims received and dealing generally with the Trust’s claims in conjunction with NHS Resolution and Hill Dickinson.

Introduction To The Team:

This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing teams in Hill Dickinson. The Health Litigation team have been growing year-on-year with a team of over 100 lawyers and national coverage. We are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations. Our Health team can genuinely say it is award winning, having received major recognition over the last few years, most recently being named as Legal Services Provider of the Year by the Health Service Journal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage own caseload of expert instruction claims
• A short term or long-term secondment as described above
• Considering liability and quantum issues
• Drafting witness statements
• Drafting internal reports
• Considering pleadings including Defences and Counter Schedules
• Assessing quantum
• Considering whether to settle claims in conjunction with the advice of ourselves/ NHS Resolution/ reporting to the Trust’s legal services manager on these points
• Assisting fee earners with their caseload

What Are We Looking For:

Important criteria:

• The ability to work independently in addition to as part of a team
• Ability to undertake client secondments, both remotely and/or office-based depending on client requirements
• Ability to deliver technically accurate and appropriate advice to clients
• Ability to work to deadlines and run an effective diary system
• Adheres to guidelines and procedures
• Demonstrates understanding of client needs/expectations
• Ability to interact and communicate with client and keep them up-to-date
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Shows commercial awareness in understanding of the market and sector

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Some prior experience in clinical negligence

If you don’t meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief. We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths. Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support:

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process. All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.