Location
Birmingham / Reading / Hybrid
Job Summary
Turn Your Legal Skills Into Life-changing Results. We’re seeking a Birth Injury Paralegal to join our busy and highly specialist team within the Clinical Negligence department. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on complex, high value, and extremely severe birth injury cases, supporting senior lawyers and contributing to life‑changing outcomes for families affected by medical negligence during pregnancy, labour, and neonatal care. You’ll assist with detailed investigations, medical record analysis, witness evidence, and liaising with experts and clients, playing a key role in cases that require sensitivity, precision, and robust legal and analytical skills.
Benefits
* 35 hours working week
* Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
* 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
* Pension scheme with tax‑efficient salary sacrifice option
* Life Assurance Policy
* Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
* Company sick pay
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
* Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work‑life balance
* Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
* Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
* A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
* Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
Responsibilities
* Ensure the delivery for yourself of all KPI targets set by the firm.
* Ensure cases are progressed in a timely, efficient, and proactive manner.
* Liaising with clients, experts, barristers, third‑party solicitors and insurers as directed.
* Dealing with all aspects of pre and post issue procedures under supervision in a timely and cost‑effective manner.
* Ensuring all actions as per Proclaim Action List are completed in a timely fashion.
* Accurate time recording.
* Maintaining client files in good order in accordance with Lexcel and other quality assurance requirements.
* Reporting to Senior Lawyer as required.
* Assisting in the collection of & collating of medical records.
* Preparation of client documents such as witness statements.
* Dealing with a caseload of Clinical Negligence cases in the early stages & assisting team members with tasks.
Essential Skills and Experience
* Desire to work in this area of law and preferably some experience
* Graduate, preferably with a Law‑related degree and / or professional qualification such as LPC or route to BAR or CILEX
* Desire and ability to take direction and supervision from team leader
* Proven legal and forensic skills
* Good research skills
* Attention to detail
* Keen analytical skills
* Good organisational skills
* Excellent people skills and service ethos
* Ability to influence at all levels
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines.
* Excellent Client Care Skills.
We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.
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