Our Healthcare team is a vibrant specialist department. We provide advice on all aspects of healthcare law, including clinical negligence, patient safety, consent to treatment, human rights, child law and mental health.
The ethos of the team is to work hard for our clients so that we secure the right outcome for them. In so doing we improve our technical skills and enhance our ability to meet the clients’ needs as they evolve.
The healthcare sector is fast moving and the challenge of working for our clients provides very interesting work.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated to develop their own and our teams’ practices.
We provide a supportive environment in which to work hard.
Solicitor (or equivalent) to manage complex and high value defendant clinical negligence claims, develop junior lawyers, contribute to and lead client facing initiatives.
Key responsibilities
- Manage case load of litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases
- Conduct relevant investigations in order to repudiate and/or conclude the claim
- Liaise with various parties such as claimants and their solicitors, clients, counsel, experts etc
- Obtain documents and instruct experts
- More senior roles will come with an expectation of some more business development (BD) or operational (Ops) side of the business
- Complete MI procedures
- Adhere to client protocols
- Achieve financial and chargeable targets
- Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and key progress indicators are adhered to
- Contribute to and lead client facing and business development initiatives
- Comply with relevant policies and procedures
- Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.
About You
Due to continued growth we are interested in hearing from qualified solicitors of all levels, from 1 year PQE - 10 years + PQE. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be:
- Genuine and demonstrable interest in healthcare sector
- Knowledge of clinical negligence
- Excellent technical ability and knowledge of CPR
- Strong communication skills
- Disciplined time management and organisational skills
- Capacity to rigorously investigate and analyse evidence
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Flexible approach
Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
Why work for us
Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.
Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.
Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.
Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans
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