Paralegal / Litigation Assistant - Clinical Negligence
- Recruiter
- Kennedys
- Location
- England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 02 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 30 Jun 2017
- Ref
- 31913
- Contact
- Kennedys Law LLP
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Clinical / Medical Negligence
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Brief Description of Role:
Our Healthcare Division is looking for an experienced Litigation Assistant based in Cambridge to work on NHS LA clinical negligence litigation matters.
This is a great opportunity for candidates who have an interest in this area to join a highly reputable Division, ranked in the top tier for Defendant Clinical Negligence in both Chambers and Legal 500.
Team Information:
Our defendant only practice based in London, Birmingham and Cambridge advises the NHS Litigation Authority, NHS Trusts, the Medical Protection Society and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals, clinics and practitioners on clinical negligence claims. We also advise on medical insurance coverage, health law advice, regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews.
The Division consists of 7 partners and 50 lawyers undertaking healthcare related work across both offices
Type of Clients: NHS Healthcare clients, independent hospital groups and practitioners.
Type of Cases: A wide range of clinical negligence claims of mainly low to medium value.
Qualifications
Essential: Degree 2:1 or above (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential:
1-2 years' paralegal experience*.
Good knowledge of clinical negligence litigation process and Civil Procedure Rules.
Desirable:
Client contact.
Strong IT Skills.
Fast track claims experience.
File management - effective use of diary system/case management system to ensure capture of management information.
Kennedys' Firm information:
Kennedys is an international law firm with expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance/reinsurance and liability industries. With over 1,400 people worldwide across 24 offices in the UK and Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields.
We act for insurers, reinsurers, Lloyd's Syndicates, public bodies and corporates. Our deep sector knowledge means that we understand the impact of proposed regulations and advise our clients on the implications this will have on their business. Every day we make a difference for our clients.
We provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics. We deliver these in plain English and it's what we call Legal advice in black and white.
What do we have to offer?
At Kennedys we offer a vibrant and supportive working environment built upon our core values; we are approachable, and responsive, we show respect for people, we are trustworthy and straightforward and we ensure that we deliver economic solutions for our clients.
Career Development:
We actively encourage all staff to develop in their chosen career by providing early responsibility, supervision and training.
Please see attached job specification for further information.
*Where a level of post qualification experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a solicitor to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less post qualification experience. Kennedys welcomes applications from candidates at all levels who can demonstrate they have gained the required experience in an appropriate legal context.