Fletchers Group
Paralegal (Clinical Negligence - Nottingham)
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Paralegal (Clinical Negligence - Nottingham)
Paralegal – Clinical Negligence
Location: Nottingham / Hybrid
Hybrid working available – offering flexibility to work from home and collaborate in-office as needed. Fletchers Group prioritises a supportive culture with exceptional hybrid and flexible work policies, ensuring balance between remote and in-office collaboration.
Turn Your Legal Skills Into Life-Changing Results
Join Fletchers Group, where meaningful work meets a supportive work environment. We are seeking a Clinical Negligence Paralegal to manage supervised caseloads, support senior solicitors, and handle complex, life-altering cases. Responsibilities include:
- Drafting legal documents
- Conducting research
- Liaising with clients and medical experts
- Ensuring cases advance efficiently and proactively
Benefits include hybrid working, outstanding career development, and the opportunity to make a tangible difference.
Join our Clinical Negligence team – where every case impacts lives.
About the Clinical Negligence Department
We are one of the largest Clinical Negligence departments in the UK, with over 200 team members and a reputation as a leading national expert. Our work spans all clinical negligence cases, including the most severe injuries resulting from medical errors.
What Fletchers Offers
- 35-hour workweek
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- 35 days holiday (including bank holidays and Christmas closure)
- Option to purchase 3 additional days per year (up to 3 days per year after 5th, 7th, and 9th years of service)
- Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice
- Life assurance policy
- Medicash scheme (covering dental, optical, and medical expenses)
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and IVF schemes
- Flexible working culture with strong work-life balance
- Regular funded social events
- Monthly voucher awards for team achievements
- Inclusive, supportive, and collaborative culture
- Permanent professional development opportunities
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Main Responsibilities
- Achieve personal KPI targets set by the firm.
- Ensure timely, efficient, and proactive case progression.
- Liaise with clients, experts, barristers, third parties, and insurers as directed.
- Manage pre- and post-litigation procedures under supervision, ensuring cost-effectiveness.
- Complete all Proclaim Action List tasks within deadlines.
- Maintain accurate timekeeping records.
- Organise client files to meet Lexcel and quality assurance standards.
- Report to the Senior Lawyer as needed.
- Support with requesting and collating medical records.
- Prepare client documents, including witness statements.
- Handle early-stage clinical negligence caseloads and assist colleagues with general tasks.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Passion for clinical negligence (preferably some experience).
- Graduate status with a law-related degree (e.g., Law, LPC, route to the Bar, or CILEX qualification).
- Ability to follow direction and collaborate under supervision.
- Strong proven legal and forensic skills.
- Exceptional research, analytical, and organisational abilities.
- Attention to detail and facing-pressure street-smarts.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Client-focused mindset and commitment to results.
- Ability to work flexibly, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing demands.
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About Fletchers Group
Fletchers is a fast-growing, forward-thinking legal firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence. We’ve earned high rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, and our strategic acquisitions have expanded us into the Fletchers Group.
Our offices span England and Wales, including locations like Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham, Reading, Birmingham, Cambridge, and more. We offer:
- Higher performance-based rewards with a combination of base pay and bonus structure.
- A culture that fosters growth, diversity, and work-life harmony.
- Commitment to lifelong professional development.
You’ll find opportunities from entry-level roles to Partnership positions. Every staff member has the chance to develop skills, build knowledge, and progress.
Fletchers Group prides itself on cultivating an employer-focused diversity and inclusion strategy. We value everyone’s unique contributions and are actively involved in schemes like the Disability Confident initiative.
Together, we redefine legal practice.
We reserve the right to close this role before the specified date if an ideal candidate emerges.
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