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Defendant Clinical Negligence Solicitor

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Douglas Scott

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Location:
United Kingdom, Cardiff

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Category:
Legal

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

45000.00 - 75000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Join a Top Tier Defendant Law firm in Cardiff with a fantastic reputation in the Healthcare market. Work on clinical negligence cases on behalf of the NHS Litigation Authority and NHS Trusts. The organization offers flexible working, career progression, and is widely acknowledged as a top legal employer.

Job Responsibility:

  • Specialise in acting on behalf of NHS Litigation Authority and NHS Trusts, protecting their interests
  • Manage a case load of litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases
  • Conduct relevant investigations in order to repudiate and/or conclude the claim
  • Liaise with various parties such as claimants and their solicitors, clients, counsel, experts

Requirements:

  • Experience handling high value and complex litigated and pre-lit clinical negligence claims, preferably involving experience of working for the NHS and/or private healthcare sector
  • Demonstrable experience in the healthcare sector
  • Excellent technical ability and knowledge of CPR
  • Strong communication skills
  • Time management and organisational skills
  • Ability to rigorously investigate and analyse evidence

Nice to have:

  • Experience of working for the NHS and/or private healthcare sector
  • Claimant solicitor experience transitioning to defendant solicitor experience
What we offer:
  • Flexible working
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Recognised as a leading legal employer
  • Awarded as one of Britain’s Top Employers in 2023

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 24, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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