Solicitor, Healthcare - 2-3 Years Experience
Our Healthcare Division is looking for a 2-3 year Qualified Solicitor based in Cambridge to work on NHS Resolution 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, Cambridge and Birmingham advises the NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals, clinics and practitioners on clinical negligence claims.
We also advise on medical insurance coverage, health law advice, and regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews.
Type of Clients:
NHS Resolution, NHS Healthcare clients, independent hospital groups and practitioners.
Type of Cases:
Generally claims ranging from values of £20,000 up to £40,000,000 both pre-litigation and in litigation covering the full range of clinical negligence issues including, surgical, obstetric, orthopaedic and psychiatric.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
Essential:
- Strong Academics (2.1 or higher degree) or equivalent.
Desirable:
- 2-3 years' experience
Experience:
Essential:
- Good knowledge of clinical negligence litigation process and Civil Procedure Rules.
- Litigation experience within clinical negligence or personal injury as part of a training contract.
Desirable:
- Experience of managing own clinical negligence and/or personal injury caseload subject to supervision.
- File management.
- Client contact.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to give and take instruction.
- Ability to apply a forensic approach, but also deliver economic solutions.
- To be proactive and take initiative.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to manage own time, excellent organisation skills.
- Strong technical and research skills.
*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.