Clinical Negligence Fee Earner 0-8Yrs PQE

York – £30,000 - £50,000

My client are an award-winning Legal500 firm who have been helping their clients get the specialist legal advice they deserve for over 30 years.
Established in 1993, they began with a focus on Child Care Law and Criminal Law from a single office in Wakefield. Since then, they have expanded to 12 locations, employing 390+ employees who now provide a wide array of specialist Legal Services.
A career at this firm means being part of a team that cares and is there for you. They’re a firm that’s is continuting to grow and expand their presece in the industry and is not going to stop exploring new opportunities. They’re dynamic and progressive, and never stand still. Last year, they were named in the top 50 fastest-growing companies in Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Growth Index. 

What is expected of the ideal candidate?
To work closely in a team led by a Senior Associate /Director, assisting on complex and high value clinical negligence claims, while also maintaining a caseload of lower complexity and value, across all types of clinical negligence work.

What Will the role involve?
They have a number of fee earner positions available within their Clinical Negligence teams based at offices across the Yorkshire region, which includes Barnsley, York, Leeds, Sheffield and Huddersfield.

All positions are ideally full-time, but part-time applications will be considered. Salary is negotiable based on experience and contract. 
On their own cases, the successful candidates would of course be closely supervised, supported, and trained by more experienced colleagues depending on the legal experience they already have within Clin Neg. 

Experience
They will consider applicants who are Qualified Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors, Legal Executives, Fee earners or Paralegals with experience of running their own files. They will also consider those with experience of either Claimant work or Defendant work.

What makes the ideal candidate
You should have experience of conducting clinical negligence claims, and/or a demonstrable enthusiasm for the work. In addition, we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• An ability to learn quickly, to absorb, process, and understand large volumes of highly technical material, and then explain that information in a simple way to others.
• A self-sufficient candidate who takes initiative and can have the confdence to support their own caseloads
• The ability to understand and apply complex and novel legal concepts and be able to explain those in a straightforward manner, particularly to clients.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• A successful candidate will be a team player, well organised, and able to manage competing priorities and time pressures.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Particularly Outlook, Word and Excel), case management software, and experience of time recording.

If you are interested in this opportunity and believe you have the relevant experience to be successful here please do not hesitate to apply, don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. 
For more information feel free to email me directly at ruby@douglas-scott.co.uk or call me for a chat on 0161 233 6360 ext 11060.