Junior Solicitor

Junior Solicitor – Clinical Negligence (Claimant)

Newly Qualified – 2 years PQE|Full-time, with flexibility to work from home a couple of days a week|Competitive salary, dependent on experience

Diane Rostron at Addies Solicitors Blackpool is a specialist clinical negligence practice acting exclusively for Claimants across England and Wales. We focus primarily on complex birth injury claims, stillbirth and neonatal death, inquests and act as court-appointed Deputy for clients who lack capacity.

We are a small, close-knit and supportive team, and this role would suit someone who wants genuine responsibility and hands-on experience early in their career, working on meaningful cases that make a real difference to families.

We are looking for a Junior Solicitor to assist our clinical negligence claimant team with the day-to-day progression of a caseload covering birth injury, stillbirth, neonatal death and other clinical negligence matters. This is a practical, hands-on role, ideal for someone newly qualified or with up to two years' PQE who wants to develop their litigation skills within a specialist niche.

• Preparing and issuing proceedings at court, including drafting claim forms and supporting court documentation
• Preparing applications to the court and dealing with associated procedural steps
• Arranging conferences and meetings with counsel and expert witnesses (obstetric, neonatal, midwifery and other relevant experts)
• Assisting with preparation for inquests
• Liaising sensitively and professionally with clients, many of whom are bereaved or vulnerable
• Supporting Deputyship matters where required
• General case management, including diary and limitation monitoring, correspondence and file organisation
• Assisting more senior fee earners with wider case strategy and preparation as experience develops

• Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales (Newly Qualified – 2 years PQE)
• Experience of, or a demonstrable interest in, clinical negligence or civil litigation; a clinical negligence training seat would be an advantage
• Excellent organisational skills and close attention to detail, particularly with court deadlines and limitation
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the empathy and sensitivity needed to support bereaved and vulnerable clients
• A genuine, considered interest in claimant clinical negligence work, particularly birth injury and inquest work
• Confident working with Microsoft 365 and One Drive-based systems
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a small team

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Full-time role, with flexibility to work from home
• Hands-on training and mentoring within a specialist, supportive small team
• Genuine exposure to complex and meaningful claimant work in birth injury, stillbirth and neonatal death cases from an early stage

Addies Solicitors is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.