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Solicitor

Employer
Jigsaw Services Limited
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Salary disclosed upon registration
Closing date
26 Aug 2017
Reference
128

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Practice area
Clinical negligence
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

1-3 PQE. Clinical Negligence Solicitor. NHSLA / NHS LA /  NHS Resolution / NHSR.  Defendant Clinical Negligence claims.  The team defends both pre-litigation and litigation covering the full range of clinical negligence issues including, surgical, obstetric, orthopaedic and psychiatric.

 

Benefits include; Life Assurance (4 times salary), Gym subsidy, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days holiday entitlement per calendar year increasing to 27 days after 5 consecutive years employment, Childcare Voucher Scheme, Eye care Vouchers every 1-2 years as requested, Private Medical Insurance (Aviva), Permanent Health Insurance / Income Protection,

Interest free Season Ticket Loan, Childcare Nursery Scheme, Employer Pension (available at start date, office variations apply).

 

About the role.

 

The team consists of 5 partners and 70 lawyers, including legal support, undertaking healthcare related work. The Clinical Negligence Solicitor will be joining a Senior Associate and Solicitor in the London office within the Healthcare department. Defendant only Claims up to a value of £500,000 both pre-litigation and in litigation covering the full range of clinical negligence issues including, surgical, obstetric, orthopaedic and psychiatric.

 

The team are ranked in the top tier for Defendant Clinical Negligence in both Chambers and Legal 500.

 

About you.

 

A Clinical Negligence Chartered Legal Executive or Qualified Solicitor. Defendant clinical negligence experience.

 

It is highly desirable to have previous experience at an NHS LA  /  NHSLA / NHSR Panel Firm, with previous client contact and attendance at business development events.

 

 

In a nutshell.

 

As a Clinical Negligence Solicitor you will be dealing with claims pre-litigation and in litigation covering the full range of clinical negligence issues including, surgical, obstetric, orthopaedic and psychiatric.

 

Why apply?

 

Exceptionally well respected Clinical Negligence team are looking for one Solicitor to join the London office to assist with running a busy and varied caseload of clinical negligence claims (up to £500,000).  This is a great opportunity to join a highly reputable team, ranked in the top tier for Defendant Clinical Negligence in both Chambers and Legal 500. The defendant only practice advises the NHS Litigation Authority, NHS Trusts, the Medical Protection Society and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals, clinics and practitioners on clinical negligence claims. They also advise on medical insurance coverage, health law advice, and regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews.

 

About the firm.

 

Our client is an international law firm with specialist expertise in litigation/dispute resolution and advisory services. They deliver straightforward legal solutions to insurance, corporate and public sectors. The defendant only practice based in London, Birmingham and Cambridge advises the NHS Litigation Authority, 60 NHS Trusts, Medical Protection Society and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals and clinics on clinical negligence claims. We also advise on health law advice, regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews and give guidance on clinical risk management.  

 

Career Development

 

We actively encourage all staff to develop in their chosen career by providing early responsibility, supervision and training. Please see attached job specification for further information.

 

Notice to Candidates

 

Please note that we will always respond to applications from those meeting the requirements of the role and we try very hard to be specific in all of our adverts and use pre-screen questions to try and help you understand if a vacancy is right for you.

 

Due to the volume of applications we receive each week we cannot respond to applications from candidates who don't have the necessary skills and experience required by our client. Instead of applying, why not send your cv via our homepage or connect with us on social media and we will do our very best to assist you.

Company

We specialise in the permanent placement of candidates within the insurance and legal sectors. With offices in Manchester and Hastings, we provide a UK-wide service and we also undertake assignments in mainland Europe. We recruit for a number of business areas including claims, customer service, sales, underwriting, finance, IT and business support.

 

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