We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.

As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our clients lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.

Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:

• Accident & Emergency claims
• Cancer claims
• Cerebral Palsy claims
• GP negligence claims
• Spinal claims

Our recent work includes:

• Approval of a multimillion pound settlement for a boy who diagnosis of meningitis was missed
• Settlement for a client after suffering a stroke that doctors could have avoided
• Trial successes at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
• Multimillion pound settlements for a child left disabled after lack of Oxygen at birth.

You can read about our client stories here.

Your Role

You’ll provide quality legal advice to the firm’s clients by managing your own complex and high value caseload from the outset.  You will have experience in autonomously managing a litigated caseload.  Your aim will be to obtain interim payments wherever possible, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before the claim is concluded. As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients. You’ll join the Medical Negligence department in London who have a wealth of experience in complex clinical negligence cases, both on behalf of adults and children. The department is tier 1 in the directories and is recognised as one of the leading clinical negligence practices in the UK, with the London team being one of the largest Medical Negligence departments nationally. 

An essential requirement in this role is the management and leadership of your own small sub-team of solicitors (which will overall fall under the supervision of a Partner) so the applicant ought to have experience in supervising others in clinical negligence litigation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take instructions from clients and give consistently accurate technical legal advice whilst providing support to clients throughout.  You will have your own caseload and will supervise a small sub-team of solicitors.
• Review cases (own and your sub-team’s) and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.

• 8yrs+ PQE with a Medical Negligence background
• Highly organised
• Possess supervision experience
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

• 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
• Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
• Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture. 

We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.