Clinical Negligence Paralegal - Reading
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Reading
- Salary
- £25000 - £35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 11 Oct 2018
- Reference
- BBBH20583
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- Practice area
- Clinical negligence
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Clinical Negligence Paralegal - Excellent Working Environment
Reading
An award winning full service national commercial practice is keen to recruit a Clinical Negligence Paralegal to its highly regarded Clinical Negligence Team be based at the firms' modern office in Reading city centre.
Proud of its reputation, this top tier firm have an open and collaborative culture, operating with meritocracy. They are dedicated to staff development and promoting within.
The team has an excellent reputation in the market, having secured multi-million-pound compensation awards on behalf of clients who have sadly suffered life changing injuries. Their expertise cover the full remit of medical negligence matters.
Ideally you will have a minimum of 6 months' experience of working in the clinical negligence sector. You will be assisting senior solicitors on complex medical negligence cases, gaining exposure to litigated Multi-Track matters. You will take on increasing responsibility, with a wide remit that will comprise reviewing medical evidence, undertaking legal research in relation to quantum, liability and causation, preparing witness statements and liaising with lay clients, medical experts and Counsel.
The firm is offering a very competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes 25 days' holiday with the option to buy and sell adidtional days, private health care, life assurance and an abundance of corporate discounts as well as great opportunities for progression.
For more information on this Clinical Negligence Paralegal role please contact Chelsea at QED Legal or click "apply".
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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