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 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 medical negligence team has extensive experience in medical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.

You can read about our client stories here.

You’ll join Samuel Hill, a Partner in the Medical Negligence team in our Newcastle office. Samuel acts exclusively for clients in clinical negligence cases, helping people bring claims against NHS Trusts, private practitioners, and general practitioners. Samuel runs a varied case load, which includes cases involving, birth injuries, surgical errors, amputations, delays in diagnosis and mental health negligence including failure to prevent suicide and secondary victim claims for psychiatric injuries.

You’re role will involve but is not limited to:

• Speaking to new / potential clients and taking details of their claim;
• Taking instructions from clients and assisting with the giving of legal advice, including setting up funding, obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
• Achieving time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
• Supporting case handlers generally in the running of the cases.
• Attending and contributing to team/practice area meetings and complying with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
• Keeping up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attending appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
• Supporting and engaging with Business Development activities.

• Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances
• A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach
• Enthusiasm in building a career as a Paralegal, whether you have previous experience or not

We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:

• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity.

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

• Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way round
• Up to 25 days holidays as standard - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
• Generous and flexible pension
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP service

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported to work in a way that best suits you.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements. We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023!  

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

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.