Paralegal Health Litigation

Job role: Paralegal

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Happy to talk flexible working

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Health Litigation

Location: Liverpool

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

This role involves supporting solicitors with management of their cases including attending conferences settlement meetings court and assisting in drafting witness statements court documents etc. The role may also require the paralegal to be seconded to clients to support claims and inquest management.

Introduction to the team:

This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing teams in Hill Dickinson. The Health Litigation team have been growing year-on-year with a team of over 100 lawyers and national coverage we are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting solicitors with the running of clinical negligence cases for NHS Resolution.
• Instructing experts and obtaining factual evidence from witnesses.
• Drafting Letters of Responses for review by solicitors.
• Updating clients and taking responsibility for meeting deadlines.
• There may also be an opportunity for paralegals to undertake client secondments including with local NHS Trusts.

What are we looking for:

Important criteria:

• Prior experience within a similar role successfully supporting solicitors with proactive case management
• The ability to work independently in addition to as part of a team
• Ability to deliver technically accurate and appropriate advice to clients
• Ability to work to deadlines and run an effective diary system
• Adheres to guidelines and procedures
• Demonstrates understanding of client needs/expectations
• Ability to interact and communicate with client and keep them up-to-date
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Shows commercial awareness in understanding of the market and sector

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Some prior experience in clinical negligence

If you dont meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson we encourage you to apply and if successful we can help you develop along the way.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age gender gender identity ethnic origin disability sexual orientation marital or transgender status nationality religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier so you are able to perform at your best please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.