Critical Illness Cover

Health Cash Plan

Income Protection

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Death in Service

Pension Plan

Performance Bonus

Work From Home

Large

Irwin Mitchell is a company that operates in the legal and professional services sector, offering a wide range of legal solutions to individuals, businesses, and organisations. Their ultimate goal is to provide expert legal advice and support, helping clients navigate legal challenges, protect their rights, and achieve favourable outcomes. Irwin Mitchell's purpose revolves around delivering accessible and tailored legal services, advocating for justice and fairness, and empowering clients with the legal tools and resources needed to address their legal needs effectively. Through their expertise, they aim to make the legal system more understandable and accessible, ensuring that individuals and businesses can effectively protect their interests and rights.

Irwin Mitchell

Our legal experts understand your challenges and strategic goals. That’s the human touch that matters.

You should have empathy, compassion, a friendly demeanor, and ideally some Paralegal experience, though this is not mandatory. A can-do attitude is essential to support clients.

You will assist clients with legal advice, gather evidence, support litigation, meet time and income targets, attend team meetings, and stay updated on legal developments and training.

Legal

Birmingham

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p>
     <p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
     <p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> Our Team</b></h1>
     <p>Every year, thousands of people are injured in accidents or are taken ill while abroad. We help clients to make a holiday compensation claim, or to claim if they were injured or suffered an illness while working abroad. Our lawyers have helped thousands to claim compensation following illness or accidents abroad in a wide range of circumstances, including: road traffic accidents, food poisoning and gastric illness and accidents at sea.</p>
     <p>We have the UK's largest and most successful team of lawyers specialising in making personal injury claims following incidents abroad, with several of our lawyers recognised internationally as leaders in the field. Our aim is to make the claims process as simple as possible for clients, handling cases with a compassionate approach that puts clients and their family's wellbeing first.</p>
     <p>Our recent work includes:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Seven-figure compensation for cyclist hit by uninsured hit-and-run driver in Spain</li>
      <li>Exoskeleton lets father walk again after holiday car accident, we helped get the therapy and adaptive equipment he needs to get the most out of life</li>
      <li>Holiday illness solicitors who have helped thousands of holidaymakers who have suffered serious illnesses at hotels across the globe.</li>
     </ul>
     <h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Your Role</b></h1>
     <p>You don’t always need to have a law degree to work as a Paralegal at Irwin Mitchell. In the International Serious Injury Team, we’re keen to have you on board if you are a great team player and willing to learn quickly. You may have your own caseload and / or assist Solicitors on complex and high value cases, so this is a fantastic opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm.</p>
     <p>You will work with Jatinder Paul, a Partner in our International Serious Injury team, and your role will involve but is not limited to:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li>
      <li>Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.</li>
      <li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li>
      <li>Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.</li>
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul>
      <li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.</li>
      <li>A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach.</li>
      <li>Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience but this is not mandatory.</li>
     </ul>
    </div>
   </div>
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    <p><b>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
    <div>
     <ul>
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li>
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li>
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>
     <p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p>
     <p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p>
     <p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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     We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
     We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
     We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
    
   
   
     Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
    
      Our Team
     Every year, thousands of people are injured in accidents or are taken ill while abroad. We help clients to make a holiday compensation claim, or to claim if they were injured or suffered an illness while working abroad. Our lawyers have helped thousands to claim compensation following illness or accidents abroad in a wide range of circumstances, including: road traffic accidents, food poisoning and gastric illness and accidents at sea.
     We have the UK's largest and most successful team of lawyers specialising in making personal injury claims following incidents abroad, with several of our lawyers recognised internationally as leaders in the field. Our aim is to make the claims process as simple as possible for clients, handling cases with a compassionate approach that puts clients and their family's wellbeing first.
     Our recent work includes:
     
      Seven-figure compensation for cyclist hit by uninsured hit-and-run driver in Spain
      Exoskeleton lets father walk again after holiday car accident, we helped get the therapy and adaptive equipment he needs to get the most out of life
      Holiday illness solicitors who have helped thousands of holidaymakers who have suffered serious illnesses at hotels across the globe.
     
     Your Role
     You don’t always need to have a law degree to work as a Paralegal at Irwin Mitchell. In the International Serious Injury Team, we’re keen to have you on board if you are a great team player and willing to learn quickly. You may have your own caseload and / or assist Solicitors on complex and high value cases, so this is a fantastic opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm.
     You will work with Jatinder Paul, a Partner in our International Serious Injury team, and your role will involve but is not limited to:
     
      Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
      Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
      Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
      Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
     
    
   
   
    About You
    
     
      Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.
      A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach.
      Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience but this is not mandatory.
     
    
   
   
    Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
    
     
      25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
      Generous and flexible pension schemes.
      Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
      Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
     
     We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
     We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
     Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
     Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
    
   
   
     Additional Information 
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



Paralegal - International Serious Injury - Irwin Mitchell

Paralegal - International Serious Injury

You should have NQ-3 years PQE in Court of Protection, experience in Mental Capacity Work, strong organization, collaboration, integrity, and a caring, tenacious approach.

You will take client instructions, provide legal advice, manage your caseload, assist senior team members on High Value cases, and collaborate with your supervisor to ensure quality advice.

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p>
     <p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
     <p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
    </div>
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   <div>
    <p><b> Our Team</b></p>
    <div>
     <p>The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection.</p>
    </div>
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    <p><b> Your Role - What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
    <div>
     <p>We are seeking a skilled and empathetic Court of Protection Solicitor to join our team. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist advice and representation in matters relating to the Court of Protection. This includes handling cases involving mental capacity, deputyship applications, and disputes regarding the welfare and finances of vulnerable individuals who have lost capacity due to either serious illnesses as a result of, for example road traffic accidents and injuries at birth or elderly clients who for example have developed illnesses such as dementia.</p>
     <p>Your role will involve:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.</li>
      <li>Manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.</li>
      <li>Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.</li>
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul>
      <li>NQ-3 years PQE, with a Court of Protection background</li>
      <li>Highly organised</li>
      <li>Some experience with Mental Capacity Work</li>
      <li>Commercial awareness</li>
      <li>Ability to work collaboratively and independently</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li>
      <li>To be approachable and caring</li>
      <li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li>
      <li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li>
      <li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
    <div>
     <ul>
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li>
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li>
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>
     <p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p>
     <p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p>
     <p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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     We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
     We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
     We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
    
   
   
     Our Team
    
     The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection.
    
   
   
     Your Role - What You'll Be Doing
    
     We are seeking a skilled and empathetic Court of Protection Solicitor to join our team. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist advice and representation in matters relating to the Court of Protection. This includes handling cases involving mental capacity, deputyship applications, and disputes regarding the welfare and finances of vulnerable individuals who have lost capacity due to either serious illnesses as a result of, for example road traffic accidents and injuries at birth or elderly clients who for example have developed illnesses such as dementia.
     Your role will involve:
     
      Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.
      Manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.
      Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.
     
    
   
   
    About You
    
     
      NQ-3 years PQE, with a Court of Protection background
      Highly organised
      Some experience with Mental Capacity Work
      Commercial awareness
      Ability to work collaboratively and independently
     
     We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
     
      To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
      To be approachable and caring
      To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
      To be efficient in the provision of our services
      To work with a foundation of integrity.
     
     If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
    
   
   
     Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
    
     
      25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
      Generous and flexible pension schemes.
      Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
      Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
     
     We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
     We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
     Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
     Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
    
   
   
     Additional Information 
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



Solicitor - Court of Protection - Irwin Mitchell

Solicitor - Court of Protection

You need 1yr+ PQE in Medical Negligence, client instruction skills, technical expertise, experience with complex cases, caseload management, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

You will manage your own caseload, assist with complex cases, identify key issues, propose solutions, and work on securing interim payments for client rehabilitation.

Leeds

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p>
     <p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
     <p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
    <div>
     <p>We currently recruiting for a talented Solicitor to join our medical negligence team based in our Leeds office.</p>
     <p>The successful candidate will be joining Partner Rachel Roach team, who predominately specialises in medical law, specialising in claims involving children who suffer brain injuries at birth and adults with spinal cord injuries.</p>
     <p>You will have the opportunity to manage your own caseload, whilst also assisting senior team members on the more complex high value cases. You'll manage cases end to end and will therefore be expected to use your commercial and analytical skills to identify key issues and propose commercial solutions for our clients and wherever possible, you will aim to obtain interim payments, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before claims are concluded.</p>
     <p>As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients and work across some really complex cases, so this is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and highly experienced team.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> About You</b></p>
    <div>
     <p>We're looking for a Solicitor who has a passion for medical negligence work and a proven experience working on high value multi track cases. Our ideal candidate will have the following:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>1yr PQE+ experience in Medical Negligence</li>
      <li>The ability to take instructions from clients and give sound legal advice;</li>
      <li>Demonstratable technical experience gained within medical negligence;</li>
      <li>Demonstrable experience assisting seniors across high value complex cases;</li>
      <li>The ability to manage own caseloads whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail and seamless service;</li>
      <li>The ability to operate independently and work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients;</li>
     </ul>
     <p>If this sounds like you, please hit the '' button to submit an application.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
    <div>
     <ul>
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li>
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li>
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>
     <p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p>
     <p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p>
     <p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
    </div>
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     We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
     We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
     We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
    
   
   
     Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
    
     We currently recruiting for a talented Solicitor to join our medical negligence team based in our Leeds office.
     The successful candidate will be joining Partner Rachel Roach team, who predominately specialises in medical law, specialising in claims involving children who suffer brain injuries at birth and adults with spinal cord injuries.
     You will have the opportunity to manage your own caseload, whilst also assisting senior team members on the more complex high value cases. You'll manage cases end to end and will therefore be expected to use your commercial and analytical skills to identify key issues and propose commercial solutions for our clients and wherever possible, you will aim to obtain interim payments, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before claims are concluded.
     As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients and work across some really complex cases, so this is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and highly experienced team.
    
   
   
     About You
    
     We're looking for a Solicitor who has a passion for medical negligence work and a proven experience working on high value multi track cases. Our ideal candidate will have the following:
     
      1yr PQE+ experience in Medical Negligence
      The ability to take instructions from clients and give sound legal advice;
      Demonstratable technical experience gained within medical negligence;
      Demonstrable experience assisting seniors across high value complex cases;
      The ability to manage own caseloads whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail and seamless service;
      The ability to operate independently and work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients;
     
     If this sounds like you, please hit the '' button to submit an application.
    
   
   
     Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
    
     
      25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
      Generous and flexible pension schemes.
      Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
      Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
     
     We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
     We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
     Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
     Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
    
   
   
     Additional Information 
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



Solicitor - Irwin Mitchell

Solicitor

You must be empathetic, friendly, enthusiastic, imaginative, tenacious, efficient, and committed to integrity while guiding clients through challenging situations.

You will assist clients with legal advice, support senior case handlers, achieve targets, attend team meetings, and stay updated on legal changes through training.

Manchester

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p>
     <p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
     <p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <p>As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our client’s lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac, and psychiatric care.</p>
     <p>You can read about our client stories here</p>
     <h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> Your Role.</b></h1>
     <p>This is an exciting opportunity to join our medical negligence team who handle medical negligence claims for people who have suffered illness or injury as a result of substandard care in any medical setting. This includes treatment from a GP, hospital, or clinic. The work is very varied and includes all types of medical negligence casework, including birth injury claims (including injury to both mother and baby), spinal injury claims. surgical claims, orthopaedic claims, fatal accident claims, delay in diagnosis or delay in treatment and incorrect or inappropriate treatment.</p>
     <p>You’re role will involve but is not limited to:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li>
      <li>Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.</li>
      <li>Support more senior case handlers generally in the running of the cases.</li>
      <li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li>
      <li>Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.</li>
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul>
      <li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances</li>
      <li>A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach</li>
      <li>Enthusiasm in building a career as a Paralegal</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li>
      <li>To be approachable and caring</li>
      <li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li>
      <li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li>
      <li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p>
    </div>
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    <p><b> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul>
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li>
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li>
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>
     <p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p>
     <p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p>
     <p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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     We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
     We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
     We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
    
   
   
     Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
    
     As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our client’s lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac, and psychiatric care.
     You can read about our client stories here
      Your Role.
     This is an exciting opportunity to join our medical negligence team who handle medical negligence claims for people who have suffered illness or injury as a result of substandard care in any medical setting. This includes treatment from a GP, hospital, or clinic. The work is very varied and includes all types of medical negligence casework, including birth injury claims (including injury to both mother and baby), spinal injury claims. surgical claims, orthopaedic claims, fatal accident claims, delay in diagnosis or delay in treatment and incorrect or inappropriate treatment.
     You’re role will involve but is not limited to:
     
      Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
      Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
      Support more senior case handlers generally in the running of the cases.
      Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
      Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
     
    
   
   
    About You
    
     
      Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances
      A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach
      Enthusiasm in building a career as a Paralegal
     
     We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
     
      To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
      To be approachable and caring
      To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
      To be efficient in the provision of our services
      To work with a foundation of integrity.
     
     If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
    
   
   
     Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
    
     
      25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
      Generous and flexible pension schemes.
      Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
      Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
     
     We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
     We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
     Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
     Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
    
   
   
     Additional Information 
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



Paralegal - Irwin Mitchell

Paralegal

You should have 0-4 yrs PQE in Medical Negligence, strong organisational skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently under pressure.

You will provide legal advice to clients, manage your own caseload, assist senior team members on high-value cases, and review matters with a supervisor to ensure quality guidance.

Sheffield

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p>
     <p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
     <p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
     <p>We are looking to add a talented Solicitor to our Medical Negligence team to be based in Sheffield.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
    <div>
     <h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> Our Team</b></h1>
     <p>As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our clients lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.</p>
     <p>Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Accident &amp; Emergency claims</li>
      <li>Cancer claims</li>
      <li>Cerebral Palsy claims</li>
      <li>GP negligence claims</li>
     </ul>
     <p>Our recent work includes:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Settlement for a client after suffering a stroke that doctors could have avoided</li>
      <li>A couple receiving settlement after new born dies at birth because of poor standards of care</li>
      <li>A woman receives settlement after Fallopian Tube removed because of a late diagnosis by doctors</li>
     </ul>
     <p>You can read about our client stories here.<br> <br> <b>Your Role</b></p>
     <p>You’ll provide quality legal advice to the firm’s clients by appropriate supervision and training and managing your very own caseload from the offset. Your aim will be to obtain interim payments wherever possible, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before the claim is concluded. As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients.</p>
     <p>You’ll join Partner Sarah Rowlands Medical Negligence Team, based in Sheffield.<br> <br> <b>What You’ll Be Doing</b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.</li>
      <li>Opportunity to manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.</li>
      <li>Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.</li>
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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      <li>0-4yrs PQE with a Medical Negligence background</li>
      <li>Highly organised</li>
      <li>Commercial awareness</li>
      <li>Ability to work collaboratively and independently</li>
      <li>Ability to work in a pressurised environment</li>
     </ul>
     <p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
    <div>
     <ul>
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li>
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li>
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>
     <p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p>
     <p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p>
     <p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div>
    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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     We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
     We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
     We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
     We are looking to add a talented Solicitor to our Medical Negligence team to be based in Sheffield.
    
   
   
     Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
    
      Our Team
     As the leading clinical and medical negligence law firm in the UK, we know how to make a positive difference to our clients lives. Our experienced medical negligence solicitors take the time to understand what clients are going through, helping them get the answers and compensation they deserve. Our clinical negligence team has extensive experience in clinical negligence claims arising from obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic, neurosurgical, cardiac and psychiatric care.
     Our solicitors have years of experience making a variety of medical negligence cases including but not limited to:
     
      Accident & Emergency claims
      Cancer claims
      Cerebral Palsy claims
      GP negligence claims
     
     Our recent work includes:
     
      Settlement for a client after suffering a stroke that doctors could have avoided
      A couple receiving settlement after new born dies at birth because of poor standards of care
      A woman receives settlement after Fallopian Tube removed because of a late diagnosis by doctors
     
     You can read about our client stories here.  Your Role
     You’ll provide quality legal advice to the firm’s clients by appropriate supervision and training and managing your very own caseload from the offset. Your aim will be to obtain interim payments wherever possible, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before the claim is concluded. As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients.
     You’ll join Partner Sarah Rowlands Medical Negligence Team, based in Sheffield.  What You’ll Be Doing
     
      Take instructions from clients and give legal advice.
      Opportunity to manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases.
      Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.
     
    
   
   
    About You
    
     
      0-4yrs PQE with a Medical Negligence background
      Highly organised
      Commercial awareness
      Ability to work collaboratively and independently
      Ability to work in a pressurised environment
     
     If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
    
   
   
     Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
    
     
      25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
      Generous and flexible pension schemes.
      Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
      Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
     
     We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
     We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
     Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
     Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
    
   
   
     Additional Information 
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



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