Newly Qualified Solicitor - Medical Negligence in Liverpool

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 3 months at 23:59 BST.

What can you expect? Fieldfisher has one of the UK's leading Personal Injury and Medical Negligence compensation claims practices. We have extensive experience in pursuing claims for victims of medical negligence. We are recognised as a Tier Two ranked team in Manchester by law directories including The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. The wider team were also named as winners of the Legal 500, Claimant Medical Negligence Award. Over the past 25 years we have helped thousands of people recover compensation for their injuries and illnesses. Many of the cases have settled for well over £1 million. Due to continued growth, we have an excellent opportunity for an NQ Solicitor to join this market leading team. You will be responsible for assisting several partners across a growing caseload of medical negligence claims of maximum severity, whilst also running your own smaller caseload of matters. The intention would be for the candidate to expand his/her own caseload as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

• Proactively support the Senior Fee Earners, whose caseload consists of medical negligence claims
• Assist with disclosure tasks, witness statements, schedules of loss
• Preparing thorough documentation required in the preparation of cases from beginning through to trial
• Liaising with counsel/experts
• Liaising with clients and handling matters with the appropriate sensitivity
• Pursuing and expanding on existing business development opportunities

Experience and Knowledge

• Qualified lawyer with relevant UK claimant work
• Should be able to demonstrate experience in and have a keen interest in marketing
• An ability to build relationships with the client, family, witnesses, counsel and experts
• Enthusiastic team player with commitment to quality and client care
• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a real commitment to and empathy with the cause of the client.

Inclusiveness and Diversity

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes. Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans and much more.

Fieldfisher Manchester is based in one of the city's most vibrant destinations. We are based in the ultra-modern No.1 Spinningfields, a thriving hub for work, rest and recreation surrounded by restaurants and cafés. We are based on the 17th floor, so if you're inspired by fantastic skyline views and a bright, contemporary workspace then we will not disappoint. Offering excellent commuter links with easy access to railway, Metrolink and bus services, open plan workspaces that encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking, bike storage, shower facilities and much more.

We have diverse teams made up of our Partners, Lawyers and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas. We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners.

If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself! We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself. We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

How to apply

Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application. Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

The Firm

Fieldfisher is Times Top 20 Law Firm, a highly commended firm in the European Financial Times Innovative Lawyers rankings and is repeatedly nominated for awards in areas including dispute resolution, M&A and IP. Many of our lawyers are recognised by legal directories as leading professionals in their areas of specialism and we are top two-ranked in a number of our key practice areas. Our network spans over 1,800 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries. Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.