Paralegal (Clinical Negligence - Nottingham)
Paralegal Clinical Negligence
Location:Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds,Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton, and Cambridge
Hybridworking available with theflexibility to work from home and collaborate in\-office when needed. We believewe offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices,balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising withcolleagues in our modern offices.
Turnyour legal skills into life\-changing results.
JoinFletchers Group, where a supportive culture meets meaningful work. Wereseeking a Clinical Negligence Paralegal to manage a supervised caseload, assistsenior solicitors, and work on complex, often life\-changing cases. Youll draftdocuments, conduct research, liaise with clients and medical experts, and helpdeliver outstanding results.
Hybridworking, great benefits, and real career growth await.
Make adifference with every case Join our Clinical Negligence team.
About the Clinical Negligence Department
We are one of the largest Clinical Negligencedepartments in the UK, with over 200 team members and a strong nationalreputation. Our work includes all forms of clinical negligence, and we have adedicated team handling the most severe injury cases caused by medicalmistakes.
In returnFletchers offers:
- 35 hours working week
- Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
- 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
- Pension scheme with tax\-efficient salary sacrifice option
- Life Assurance Policy
- Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
- Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work\-life balance
- Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
- Monthly voucher awardsfor winning nominees
- A genuinely supportive andfriendly culture
- Ongoing training andprofessional development opportunities
- Ensure the delivery for yourself of all KPItargets set by the firm.
- Ensure cases are progressed in a timely,efficient, and proactive manner.
- Liaising with clients, experts, barristers,third party solicitors and insurers as directed.
- Dealing with all aspects of pre and post issueprocedures under supervision in a timely and cost\-effective manner.
- Ensuring all actions as per Proclaim ActionList are completed in a timely fashion.
- Accurate time recording.
- Maintaining client files in good order inaccordance with Lexcel and other quality assurance requirements.
- Reporting to Senior Lawyer as required.
- Assisting in the collection of \& collatingof medical records
- Preparation of client documents such aswitness statements
- Dealing with a caseload of Clinical Negligencecases in the early stages \& assisting team members with tasks etc
- Desire to work in this area of law andpreferably some experience
- Graduate, preferably with Law related degreeand / or professional qualification such as LPC or route to BAR or CILEX
- Desire and ability to take direction andsupervision from team leader
- Proven legal and forensic skills
- Good research skills
- Attention to detail
- Keen analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent people skills and service ethos
- Ability to influence at all levels
- Excellent oral and written communicationskills
- Flexible and willing to commit to achievingresults and meeting deadlines.
- Excellent Client Care Skills.
AboutFletchers Group
Fletchersis a fast\-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury andclinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both *The Legal 500*and *Chambers \& Partners*. Following several strategic acquisitions,weve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continuedgrowth and innovation.
We workacross England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton,Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. Webelieve we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices,balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising withcolleagues in our modern offices.
We aspireto be the best place to work in the legal sector.
Ourworkplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focuson colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the besthybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry because weunderstand that balance drives performance.
AtFletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create excitingopportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether youre startingyour career or aiming for leadership, youll find a clear path to progress anddevelopment here from apprenticeships and professional qualifications tosenior roles and Partnership.
We seek outa broad range of challenging, high\-quality legal work, enabling our people tobuild meaningful and progressive careers. And we dont just talk aboutdevelopment we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleaguesworking towards relevant qualifications at any given time.
We rewardthose who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package isdesigned to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in ourlong\-term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise andreward high performance.
Join us andbe part of a law firm thats not only growing, but redefining what it means towork in legal services.
FletchersGroup is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcomeapplications from any and all backgrounds. Were committed to providing aculture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding andcelebrating that no colleague is the same. Were proud of our work on theDisability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standardsto reflect our ethos.
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