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Solicitor - Medical Negligence - Edinburgh/Glasgow
Sector: Health and Medical, Legal
Role: Partner
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We are looking to add a talented Solicitor to our Medical Negligence team to be based in Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
The Team
As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our client's lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.
Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:
* Accident & Emergency claims
* Cancer claims
* Cerebral Palsy claims
* GP negligence claims
The Role
You'll provide quality legal advice to the firm's clients through appropriate supervision and training, managing your own caseload from the start. Your aim will be to secure interim payments whenever possible, enabling us to arrange rehabilitation, care packages, and suitable accommodation before the claim is finalised. Our team is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our clients. You will work alongside Partner Kim Leslie, who specialises in personal injury law, particularly in abuse and criminal injury claims.
* Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.
* Opportunity to manage own caseload while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.
* Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.
About You
* 3-6yrs PQE with a Medical Negligence background
* Highly organised
* Commercial awareness
* Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
* Ability to work in a pressurised environment.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to receive your application.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
* Generous and flexible pension schemes.
* Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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