Principal Associate - Claims

The Clinical Law Claims Division comprises around 90 fee earners over three offices (Wimbledon, Leeds and Birmingham). The firm has been a member of NHS Resolution's panel of lawyers since its inception. It is ranked number one in the legal directories for defendant clinical negligence work. Capsticks carries out a wide range of health care work and you will work closely with teams that provide advice covering inquests, regulatory matters, public law issues, judicial reviews, mental health issues and clinical risk management.
The Role and Responsibilites
The role will involve managing a caseload of complex and high value claims on instructions from NHS Resolution. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work closely with a Partner who will supervise your work and there will be opportunities for client contact and business development.

Capsticks has an established team doing defendant clinical negligence work in Leeds on behalf of both NHS Trusts and GPs. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team delivering this work in Leeds and developing existing relationships with health care organisations. We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate that they have a genuine interest in healthcare, who wish to develop their career in this area of law and are excited by this opportunity., The successful candidate will be expected to have extensive defendant clinical negligence litigation experience and be well-versed in understanding the needs of our client base, preferably gained at a NHS Resolution Panel firm, together with experience of handling and advising on cases involving complex issues and maximum severity injuries. Experience of managing claims against GPs is an advantage but not essential.