20/10/2017 |
Role Profile Level 2 |
Not applicable |
Permanent |
Full-time
(Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm)
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Claims |
Clinical Liverpool and Manchester |
Liverpool |
Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards and achieved several top rankings in Chambers UK 2016, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people. |
Our specialist Healthcare team covers all aspects of healthcare and related areas of law and practice, including child law, clinical negligence, clinical governance, consent to treatment, healthcare advisory and mental health. We provide a supportive, proactive service based on a deep understanding of NHS procedures and the social/political background of public healthcare. Our expert team includes doctors and nurses among other health professionals, all with specialist medical knowledge in key areas. |
Manage a caseload of pre litigated and litigated clinical negligence cases and conduct any relevant investigations in order to repudiate and/or conclude the claim as appropriate, and to provide assistance as required to the Team Partners and other senior members of the team on casework and databases/MI not under the direct management of the successful applicant.
Main duties and responsibilities
- review case upon allocation and report to client/prepare internal strategy report as appropriate and conduct thereafter
- Provide support to case handlers in the management of their cases
- Complete Client MI procedures/Databases as and when required
- Achieve set financial and chargeable hours targets
- Deal with own telephone hearings as appropriate
- Comply with Data Protection Procedures and Client MI requirements
This list is not exhaustive |
Essential
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Legal experience
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Knowledge of CPR procedures with proven technical ability
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Ability to work to deadlines and targets
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Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
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Excellent IT skills with ability to learn quickly
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Ownership of or access to a vehicle to enable commute andor travel to various client trusts and other office in the North West
Desirable
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Please note:
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Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
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The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
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