Medical Negligence Solicitor

Requirements

Main Responsibilities:

• Providing support, guidance and assistance to the team to deliver outstanding service to customers.
  
• Proactive and commercial case management and progression
  
• Supporting the Team Leader in ensuring the delivery of the team s financial performance KPIs
  
• Effective and thorough time recording
  

Responsible for:

• Discussing and agreeing case tactics and planning with the Team Leader and members of the team
  
• Identifying cases which are ready for LOC, settlement and service within the team
  
• Working with the team to ensure that relevant information is being collected and collated to enable the progression of the case
  
• Management of a caseload in a proactive commercial manner
  
• Co-ordinating the progression of cases with all internal and external parties
  
• Drafting of legal documentation including LOC, letters of instruction
  
• Negotiating settlement and the issuing and service of proceedings should it be required
  
• Overseeing the documentation and correspondence produced by the team
  
• Advising the team on any technical issues arising from their cases.
  

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience of handling a medical negligence case load
  
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
  
• Excellent communication and drafting skills
  
• Excellent IT skills, especially in respect of Microsoft Office packages, proclaim and excel
  
• Excellent attention to detail
  
• Strong commercial awareness within a legal environment
  
• Ability to work well with junior team members, providing coaching and mentoring
  
• Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines.
  
• Excellent Client Care Skills
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
  
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
  
• Life Assurance Policy
  
• Medicash policy to cover some Dental, optical and other medical expenses
  
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th,and 9thfull year of employment.
  
• Enhanced company sick pay scheme
  
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
  
• Varied calendar of funded company social events
  
• Monthly voucher awards