Job Title: Clinical Negligence Fee Earner

Reporting

Reports to the Team Head within the Clinical Negligence team.

Office Location

Walker House - Liverpool

Overall Purpose

To deliver a professional, responsive and high-quality legal service to clients within the Clinical Negligence team, managing a caseload of Claimant Clinical Negligence matters. The role holder will ensure excellent standards of client care, compliance with regulatory and firm-wide requirements, and will always function as a professional ambassador for Jackson Lees Group.

Key Accountabilities

• To manage your own caseload of Clinical Negligence matters of varying complexity and value, taking full responsibility for the day-to-day conduct of files from instruction through to conclusion.
• To undertake legal research, draft correspondence, pleadings and other legal documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procedural and regulatory requirements.
• To communicate effectively with clients, Counsel, the Courts, Medical Experts and other third parties, providing clear advice, managing expectations and delivering a high standard of client care.
• To attend client meetings, conferences with Counsel and, where appropriate, court hearings, ensuring accurate records are maintained on the case management system.
• To proactively manage deadlines, limitation dates and key milestones, ensuring matters progress efficiently and risks are appropriately identified and managed.
• To maintain accurate, up-to-date and well-organised files in compliance with Money Laundering, Lexcel, SRA and firm-wide policies and procedures.
• To contribute to file audits, risk assessments and corrective actions, ensuring files always remain audit ready.
• To support the wider team through collaboration, knowledge sharing and mentoring where appropriate.
• To carry out any other duties reasonably requested by the Team Leader or management team.