Clinical Negligence Paralegal - Bury St Edmunds

The Role

We are looking to expand our team and add to the clinical negligence expertise in our offices.  Based in Bury St Edmunds, you will be supporting the team with clinical negligence cases.

Ideally, you will have Paralegal experience working within a law firm and have a genuine interest in this area of law. We are looking for candidates with a willingness to learn and develop, good social skills and plenty of drive and enthusiasm to help us to provide a first class client service.

There are excellent prospects for career development within this team and you are actively encouraged to contribute to business and practice development activities.

We provide our team with early levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment. We will take a genuine interest in your development and provide you with all the support and training you need.

Knowledge, skills and experience required

In order to have the skills we require for this position you should:

• Paralegal experience in a similar environment
• have the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, where you will be required to meet tight deadlines
• have strong drafting skills
• be able to analyse and translate complex information to our clients in simple terms
• possess great organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your tasks
• be able to use your own initiative, questioning instructions at the outset
• understand and exercise attention to detail and the importance of getting things right first time
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• understand your part of the process and what is required from you in the role
• be self-motivated and understand when it is appropriate to seek assistance with the task you have been set
• be curious enough to challenge and ask questions
• be able to take direction
• take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion

We support clients across the country so you may need the flexibility to travel and visit our clients in their homes on occasion

The Clinical Negligence Team

Our team are widely regarded as the experts in representing people who have suffered injury as a result of medical treatment. Our Clinical Negligence team has consistently been ranked top in East Anglia and we have a reputation second to none. We are known for our persistence, our ability to win difficult cases, and our willingness to "go the extra mile" for our clients.

Our medical injury lawyers work very closely with experienced medical experts to investigate whether there is a claim that gives rise to compensation. Where it does, we work to maximise that claim. We are committed to ensuring that victims of medical accidents obtain fair and proper redress.