Job Description

Business Division

- Veritas Solicitors - Clinical Negligence Team

Role

- Solicitor

Reports to

- Partner

Location

- Cardinal House, Parsonage Gardens

Salary

- 35,000 - 40,000

Hours of work

- 35 Hours Per Week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)

Employee Benefits

Competitive salary 35,000 - 40,000 - (dependent on experience and ability)

Annual appraisals

Birthday privilege

24 days annual leave

Employee assistance program

Pension scheme

Holiday buy scheme

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Convenient City Centre based - fantastic location!

Growth and development prospects - opportunities to gain experience within your capacity and in line with the business which is exciting.

Hybrid working to be considered on successful completion of probation period.

Company Information

Veritas Solicitors LLP is a busy multi-disciplinary practice based in Manchester City Centre, providing a personalised service to private and commercial clients alike. With areas of specialism including include Clinical and Medical Negligence, Financial Mis-selling, Data Breach, Civil Disputes, Professional Negligence, Commercial Property, Housing Disrepair, Personal Injury, Business Interruption Claims, Immigration and Private Client (Wills, Statutory Declaration, Powers of Attorney); Veritas Solicitors is fully capable of dealing with many areas of practice, meeting the needs of both individuals and businesses alike.

Our objective is to be the firm of choice for clients on their challenging legal issues and significant business transactions. We specialise in matters that require individual attention, exceptional experience, and a high level of sophistication. On offer is an intense, pragmatic and highly individualised focus on client matters drawing on substantial experience of advising a range of UK & International clients to achieve their goals.

Job Purpose

The requirement is for a NQ - 3 PQE Solicitor for a full-time role in our Manchester office [M3]. The experienced and successful Solicitor will be well-practiced within Claimant Clinical & Medical Negligence matters with a strong track record of assisting with or independently conducting litigation on multi track clinical negligence cases. You will be expected to provide an exceptional legal service and advice to client, always operating with a 'client first' mind-set.

You will have a unique opportunity to work closely with our highly reputable Partner/Head of the Clinical Negligence team to establish yourself well within the department and firm.

Competency Requirements

Responsible for managing a focused caseload of claimant Clinical negligence cases from initial instruction to resolution of the claim.

Providing clients with high quality, attentive and proactive legal advice.

Providing assistance to other members within the team.

Effective time-management, punctuality and organisation skills

Achieving the business's time recording and settlement/fee targets and assisting and enabling others in the team to do so.

Delivering legal services in a manner which is cost-efficient for both the client and the firm.

Enhancing the firm's reputation and position within the community by developing a professional reputation, participating in professional and community activities to support the firm.

Contributing to the firm's general marketing initiatives by participating in firm's marketing events including; networking, seminars and writing marketing material.

The ability to provide solutions for clients and communicate this in a way that they can understand, both in writing and on the telephone.

A detailed approach to your the work and the ability to work to tight timescales when required.

Highly organised and highly detail orientated.

Good understanding of the medical profession with the ability to undertake medical research and to be able to apply this to cases.

Ability to undertake legal research and consider quantum.

Demonstrating strong drafting skills including drafting letters of claim, letters of instructions to experts, instructions to counsel, preparing schedules of loss and drafting claim forms.

Experience of instructing and working with Counsel to progress cases.

The ability to work on or towards managing complex multi- track cases.

Skills & Qualifications

NQ- 3 PQE as a Solicitor Practiced in Clinical/Medical Negligence

Significant experience of claimant clinical negligence practice.

Experience of clinical/Medical negligence cases from instruction to legal completion (including post litigation), in addition to building and maintaining effective client relationships.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 35,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Referral programme
Application question(s):

What is your current salary? What is your notice period? Reason for applying/looking?
Work Location: In person