Clinical Negligence Solicitor – Leeds

A leading UK law firm specialising in Clinical Negligence is seeking an experienced professional to play a key role in making strategic decisions regarding case progression and overseeing the overall team.

This is a Team Leader position overseeing a team of four individuals.

Moving forward, the team will be responsible for managing all birth injury cases, with an anticipated increase of approximately 300 cases over the next 12 months. As a result, the team is expected to expand to accommodate this increased workload.

Please note, this can be a heavily remote-based role or a Leeds office-based role; however, there is a requirement for you to attend the Leeds office once a week.

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the team to achieve its objectives and maintain high performance standards
Manage all aspects of team members, including people management
Ensure the legal and technical elements of case conduct are upheld to the highest standards of efficiency, integrity and customer care
Collaborate effectively with other Team Leaders and the Head of Department to ensure standardisation of approach, seamless case transitions and strong teamwork

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Qualified Solicitor or CILEx Lawyer with a minimum of 4 years of experience, or equivalent experience managing Clinical Negligence cases
Previous supervisory or management experience
Familiarity with Proclaim or another case management system
Proven commercial thinking and decision-making in a legal environment
Strong time management and organisational skills
High attention to detail

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Experience in training and mentoring junior or new team members

What The Firm Offers:

Competitive salary
Bonus scheme (subject to targets)
Pension plan with a tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
Life Assurance policy
Medicash policy to cover dental, optical and other medical expenses
35 days holiday per year (including bank holidays and Christmas closure), with the option to purchase up to 3 additional days annually
Enhanced company sick pay scheme
Flexible, agile working environment supporting work-life balance
A calendar of funded company social events
Monthly voucher awards

This firm values its team and places their well-being at the core of everything it does. It is committed to delivering exceptional results for its clients and going the extra mile to ensure justice is served. Diversity drives its innovation and it believes that its collective strengths lead towards the same goal: obtaining the compensation its clients deserve. It creates a culture that encourages growth, development and well-being for every employee.

Please apply directly via the link for this Clinical Negligence Team Leader role if you meet the above criteria or contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Legal Recruitment.

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