Overview
Legal & Risk Services is a division of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, based in Cardiff, which provides a comprehensive litigation and legal advisory service to the NHS in Wales. This post is Fixed term/secondment for 24 months to meet the needs of the service.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit up to two trainee solicitors who, working closely with Solicitors and Legal Executives, will have the opportunity of gaining experience within some of the following areas of law: Clinical Negligence, Inquests, Personal Injury and HSE Prosecutions, Employment, Commercial, Procurement, Regulatory, Property, Complex Patient and related areas. This position is only suitable for candidates seeking to qualify as a Solicitor. For those candidates with a law degree (or equivalent) and the Legal Practice Course (LPC), this role constitutes the 2-year Period of Recognised Training required by the SRA to allow, upon successful completion, qualification as a Solicitor. For those candidates with a law degree (or equivalent) and seeking to qualify by way of SQE, this role constitutes the 2-year Qualifying Work Experience required by the SRA. Please note that the SQE is not funded as part of this role and applicants should have already successfully completed SQE1.
Main duties of the job include reviewing documents (including medical records), identifying and instructing medical and non-medical experts, drafting pre-action and court documents, undertaking legal research, attending courts or tribunals, drafting client advices, and entering relevant information onto the case management system. The successful candidates will work under the close supervision of a Senior Lawyer.
Responsibilities
* Review documents (including medical records) and identify and instruct medical and non-medical experts
* Draft pre-action documents and court documents
* Undertake legal research and attend courts or tribunals
* Draft client advice and enter information onto the case management system
* Work under the close supervision of a Senior Lawyer
Qualifications and requirements
* Essential: Law Degree or equivalent
* Essential: LPC or equivalent
* Desirable: NHS background
Skills and attributes
* Ability to write in plain English
* Analytical negotiating ability
* Good client handling
* Computer literate
* Team worker
* Ability to prioritise work
* Relevant legal knowledge
Other
* Conscientious team worker
* Ability to recognise own capabilities
* Good time management
* Willing to undertake further professional development
Desirable criteria
* NHS background
* Welsh language skills desirable (levels 1-5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing)
* Friendly and flexible approach to work
Working for our organisation: At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. We encourage an agile working approach and are a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focusing on wellbeing and belonging. Excellent customer service is important for both internal and external customers. We offer a comprehensive benefits package; details are available on our website.
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible. All posts have a contractual base but may involve agile working, including working from home and other locations. We balance flexibility with community and opportunities to learn from each other. For more information about working for us, visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is Fixed term/secondment for 24 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Certificate of Sponsorship: To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non-UK/RoI candidates should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; English and/or Welsh speakers are welcome. A full Job Description and Person Specification are available in the supporting documents or via the Apply/Trac system.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
* Essential: Law Degree or equivalent
* Essential: LPC or equivalent
* Desirable: NHS background
Experience
* Essential: Work experience within a legal setting
Notes on applications
* Welsh language skills are desirable
* Documents to download include JD & PS English/Welsh, OH Functional Form, Privacy Notice, and more
To work in the UK, sponsorship information is repeated; please refer to the sections above for details. If shortlisted, you will be contacted by email. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage. Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification and demonstrate how your skills meet the requirements.
Applicant requirements: Welsh language skills are desirable.
For more information contact: Vanessa Llewellyn, Head of Legal Training & Development, vanessa.llewellyn@wales.nhs.uk, 029 21 500 415
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