Associate – Medical Negligence

Overview

Join Fieldfisher’s Manchester Medical Negligence team to handle high-value claimant clinical negligence matters. You will work closely with partners and senior lawyers, manage your own caseload with guidance on complex cases, and contribute to business development. You will draft key documents, liaise with counsel and medical experts, and guide claims from inception to settlement or trial. This role emphasizes client care, teamwork, and growing the Manchester practice in a collaborative, ambitious environment.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance
• health cash plan
• dental insurance
• life assurance
• critical illness insurance
• matched pension contributions up to 7%

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of claimant clinical negligence matters with supervision on complex cases
• Support Partners and senior lawyers on high-value and complex litigation
• Draft pleadings, witness statements, schedules of loss, and settlement documents
• Instruct and liaise with counsel, medical experts and other third parties
• Maintain regular client contact with sensitivity and professionalism
• Progress claims from inception to settlement or trial with positive client outcomes
• Assist with business development activities, including networking and marketing
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing and collaborate effectively with colleagues
• Maintain accurate file management, time recording and compliance with internal processes and regulatory requirements

Key requirements

• UK qualified solicitor with typically 3–6 years’ PQE
• Experience in claimant clinical negligence work
• Developing technical ability with exposure to a range of clinical negligence claims
• Strong drafting, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with clients, experts and colleagues
• Proactive and collaborative team player with a commitment to quality and client care
• Good case management and organisational skills
• Strong academic background
• Demonstrates a genuine commitment to client care, with an empathetic and professional approach

• empathetic and professional approach
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• collaborative mindset
• drafting pleadings and witness statements
• schedules of loss and settlement documentation
• case management and organisation

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