Clinical Negligence Solicitor

Clinical Negligence Solicitor – Leeds

This is a Team Leader position with a leading UK law firm overseeing a team of four individuals. Moving forward, the team will be responsible for managing all birth injury cases, with an anticipated increase of approximately 300 cases over the next 12 months. As a result, the team is expected to expand to accommodate this increased workload.

This firm is a specialist in Clinical Negligence and it is seeking an experienced professional to play a key role in making strategic decisions regarding case progression and overseeing the overall team.

Please note this can be a heavy remote based role with a Leeds office base.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the team to achieve its objectives and maintain high performance standards
• Manage all aspects of team members, including people management
• Ensure the legal and technical elements of case conduct are upheld to the highest standards of efficiency, integrity and customer care
• Collaborate effectively with other Team Leaders and the Head of Department to ensure standardisation of approach, seamless case transitions and strong teamwork

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEx Lawyer with a minimum of 4 years of experience, or equivalent experience managing Clinical Negligence cases
• Previous supervisory or management experience
• Familiarity with Proclaim or another case management system
• Proven commercial thinking and decision-making in a legal environment
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• High attention to detail

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Experience in training and mentoring junior or new team members

On Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets)
• Pension plan with a tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance policy
• Medicash policy to cover dental, optical and other medical expenses
• 35 days holiday per year (including bank holidays and Christmas closure), with the option to purchase up to 3 additional days annually
• Enhanced company sick pay scheme
• Flexible, agile working environment supporting work-life balance
• A calendar of funded company social events
• Monthly voucher awards

This firm values its team and their well-being at the core of everything It does. It is committed to delivering exceptional results for its clients and going the extra mile to ensure justice is served. Diversity drives its innovation and it believes that its collective strength leads toward the same goal: obtaining the compensation its clients deserve. This firm creates a culture that encourages growth, development and well-being for every employee.

Please apply directly via the link for this Clinical Negligence Team Leader role if you meet the above criteria or contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Lega Recruitment.

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