Associate Private Healthcare

In Cork; Worthing; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking an Associate to join their team focusing on private insured clinical negligence claims. Candidates will need 3-5 years of experience, handling complex cases that demand attention to detail and a compassionate approach. The role offers professional development opportunities and the chance to work within a top-tier division recognized for its expertise. Successful applicants will engage directly with clients and assist in high-stakes legal matters, ensuring thorough guidance in every instance.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Inclusive workplace policies

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in clinical negligence law.
• Previous experience in handling high-profile medical malpractice claims.
• Solid understanding of medical insurance coverage and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex clinical negligence cases from start to finish.
• Provide detailed legal advice on medical malpractice issues.
• Represent clients at judicial reviews and inquests.

Skills

Clinical negligence expertise

Attention to detail

Compassionate approach

Client management

Business development

Education

UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX

Tools

Legal research software

Job description

Kennedys is actively seeking an Associate to join their Birmingham, Sheffield or Newcastle office, specialising in private insured clinical negligence claims. This role presents a fantastic opportunity for individuals with a keen interest in clinical negligence to join a highly esteemed division. Kennedys' team is recognised as a top-tier firm for Defendant Clinical Negligence by both Chambers and Legal 500, underscoring their excellence and reputation in this field.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in handling complex clinical negligence cases, demonstrating a strong understanding of medical malpractice claims. You will be adept at managing high-stakes claims, often involving sensitive and high-profile matters that require meticulous attention to detail and a compassionate approach.

Team

The Healthcare division at Kennedys offers comprehensive legal services to NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts, and medical malpractice insurers for private hospitals, clinics, and practitioners. Their expertise encompasses EL/PL and clinical negligence claims. The team provides detailed advice on medical insurance coverage, health law, and regulatory matters, ensuring clients receive thorough and informed guidance.

In addition to their advisory role, the team represents clients at inquests and judicial reviews, demonstrating their commitment to supporting clients through complex legal processes. Their presence across key locations, including London, Cambridge, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, and several global offices, ensures they can offer local and international support.

Kennedys' Healthcare division is renowned for its ability to handle high-stakes and sensitive cases, often involving intricate legal and medical issues. Their deep understanding of the healthcare sector and robust legal expertise make them a trusted partner for clients navigating the complexities of medical malpractice and clinical negligence.

Clients

Private hospitals and clinicians

Cases

A wide range of clinical negligence claims

Required experience

• 3-5 years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience*
• Previous claims experience
• Previous client contact and attendance at business development events
• Knowledge of insurance and coverage issues

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously.

We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.