Clinical Negligence Paralegal
- Recruiter
- BCL Legal
- Location
- England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £16000 - £20000 per annum
- Posted
- 10 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 08 Oct 2018
- Ref
- RH/66951
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Clinical / Medical Negligence
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE PARALEGAL - NEWCASTLE
THE FIRM
- International law firm with offices located in Central Newcastle
- Top tier defendant clinical negligence team
- Chambers rated Partners
- Market leading clinical negligence team acting within both the private and public healthcare sector
- Currently on a
THE ROLE
- You will be given your own caseload of pre-litigated clinical negligence claims under the supervision of a more experienced fee earner
- Duties may include:
- Document management,
- Preparing and updating document folders
- Sorting medical records
- Arranging external copying of films, preparing chronologies of treatment, and instruction of experts
- You'll also assume responsibility for drafting witness statements, drafting lists of documents and assisting with instructions to counse
- You will also be involved in assisting more senior fee earners defending a broad range of clinical risk claims across all areas including cerebral palsy, oncology, paediatrics and surgery
THE REQUIREMENTS
- You will ideally be a Paralegal/Legal Assistant with previous experience in a clinical negligence department
- Good academics
- Ability to work under pressure
THE BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package
- Excellent on the job training and internal development
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