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SalaryJob Purpose: To effectively manage a Clinical Negligence case load.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience of handling medical negligence claims
- Good IT skills
- Strong technical and organisation skills
- A pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of Clinical Negligence claims.
- An ability to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues.
- Be highly client focused.
- Team orientated with a willingness to mentor, coach and supervise less experienced members if appropriate.
- Commercial perspective
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- To run a case load of about 50-60 Clinical Negligence claims
- To look for winners in those cases & set out the ‘roadmap’ of case direction.
- Advise on medical & legal issues & support junior colleagues whilst not engaging in the activities to be delegated.
- Be able to work with minimum supervision when required.
- To work as part of an existing team
- Management of own case load and providing direction to junior colleagues & answering queries raised by junior colleagues.
- Ensure limitation dates are identified & adequately prepared for in good time.
- Advise on tactics in relation on litigation, applications (including but not limited to PAD applications) & commercial settlements thereafter.
- Avoid by means of commercial tactical planning unrecoverable & excessive disbursements.
- Training new staff as and when required.
- Show practical experience of the CPR, issuing claims and litigating cases.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Solicitor, CILEX or experienced legal executive/paralegal who has managed own caseload.
- Must have experience of running a varied Clinical Negligence case load.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid/in office/Remote working options.
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible working hours
- flexi time
- 23 days holiday
- Social events.
- Sponsored development
- Training and development
If this role is of interest, please call Chris Orrell on or forward your most recent CV to .Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and In-House departments across the UK.
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