Senior Associate Clinical Negligence Lawyer

• ▸Higher-value and catastrophic injury caseload (brain, birth, amputee)
• ▸Genuine progression path towards Partner
• ▸Supported by a secretary and assistant
• ▸Competitive salary with generous monthly commission

An award-winning, no win no fee firm established in 2000, headquartered in Manchester and ranked in The Lawyer UK Top 200 (64th). The firm specialises exclusively in claimant personal injury and clinical negligence work, has achieved 20% year-on-year growth and holds a 4.8 Trustpilot rating. The Head of Department is a Law Society accredited clinical negligence specialist and will support candidates through Law Society / AVMA accreditation.

• ·Manage a broad mix of clinical negligence work, both pre-issue and issued
• ·Focus on higher-value, more complex claims against NHS Hospital Trusts and GPs (no dental)
• ·Handle catastrophic injury work including amputee, brain and birth injury cases
• ·Work with seriously injured claimants with empathy and understanding
• ·Manage risk assessments required in clinical negligence work
• ·Contribute to team success, marketing and business development

• ·5+ PQE or qualified by experience
• ·Experience of higher-value clinical negligence work
• ·Proven billing track record on a mixed clinical negligence caseload including issued cases
• ·Ability to hit KPIs; strong CPR and litigation skills
• ·Excellent client care with genuine empathy and tenacity
• ·Proclaim case management experience advantageous
• ·Law Society / AVMA accreditation ideal but not essential
• ·Strong PI candidates with high-value experience also considered
• ·Willing to attend marketing and fundraising events; blog / marketing experience desirable

• ·Competitive salary plus generous monthly commission scheme
• ·3/2 hybrid working
• ·28 days holiday with 3 buy-backs per year after 1 year
• ·Paid attendance at AVMA or APIL Clinical Negligence conference
• ·Bi-monthly lawyer training sessions
• ·Private medical insurance after 2 years
• ·Annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme
• ·24/7 onsite gym, netball/football teams and social committee