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Form of workHill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong. With more than 950 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.
Job role:Associate
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)
As the winner of two Working Families’ awards for ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment 2022’ and ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team:Health Litigation
Location: Manchester
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.
Here are some examples of what we offer:
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
- Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
- 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
- Flexible, agile and home working
- BUPA
- Permanent health insurance
- Flexible pension scheme
- Medicash
- EAP with access to counselling
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
- Life assurance
- Annual travel season ticket loan
- Dress for your day policy
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role overview
The Health Litigation team specialises in clinical negligence and EL/PL claims for NHS Resolution (formerly NHS Litigation Authority), NHS Trusts and other defendant clinical negligence clients.
Our Health team can genuinely say it is award winning, having received major recognition over the last few years, most recently being named as Legal Services Provider of the Year by the Health Service Journal.
Key responsibilities:
- Drafting reports to NHS Resolution
- Interviewing witnesses
- Drafting witness statements
- Instructing experts
- Instructing counsel
- Attend Court for Case Management Conferences and Application Hearings
- Negotiating settlements.
- Holding conferences with Counsel.
- Preparing for and attending trials and mediations.
Additional duties:
- Cover secondments to NHS Resolution and local hospital Trusts
- Assist colleagues in the running of higher value claims.
- Draft articles for clients
- Cover free advice clinics at local hospital Trusts.
- Give client training and presentations.
- Supervising and coaching junior members of the team
What are we looking for:
- Law degree, or equivalent
- Defendant EL/PL experience is preferred but we will consider appropriate Claimant experience
- Ability to work independently and as part of a growing team, in the office and remotely.
- Demonstrates an understanding of clients’ needs/expectations.
- Adheres to guidelines and client protocols/KPIs.
- Proactive pragmatic approach with focus on quality
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- An appreciation of client data security requirements.
- Evidence of meeting hours and contribution target
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 hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
Values
Trust – Respect – Innovation – Collaboration
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.
