Leigh Day
Associate Solicitor, Clinical Negligence, NQ-2PQE
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About The Role
We are seeking a newly qualified to 2 PQE solicitor to join our Chambers band 1 ranked London Clinical Negligence team. This role offers the opportunity to manage your own caseload across a broad range of clinical negligence matters while working alongside experienced practitioners in a highly regarded claimant practice.
The team acts on a wide variety of clinical negligence cases, with particular expertise in maternal health, birth injuries, and injuries sustained by mothers during childbirth. We however also advise on a diverse range of claims, including brain injuries, orthopaedic injuries, delayed or missed cancer diagnoses, GP negligence, child and adult fatal claims, and cases involving radiological errors.
The full JD is available to download from our website listing. Please also note our NQ salary is £52,000.
What You'll Bring
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, access to justice and affordable legal advice of the highest quality.
- 0-2 years post qualification, with direct experience in clinical negligence.
- Demonstrable knowledge and an interest in medicine and clinical negligence law.
- Demonstrable knowledge in conduct of cases from initial advice through to trial.
- An understanding of calculating losses in Schedule of Loss.
- Experience in dealing sensitively with clients and experts, providing solutions and managing difficult situations and conversations.
- Solid awareness of the general legal and ethical principles and able to apply those to different situations.
- Solid experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook).
- Excellent communication skills, demonstrated by ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent time management skills, demonstrated by ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload and work to tight deadlines.
- Substantial experience in working and contributing in a team environment.
- Relevant litigation experience gained within a claimant firm, though not essential will be highly desirable.
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We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)
- 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Life assurance 4 x salary
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Electric car scheme
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