Senior Paralegal

The Vacancy

An excellent opportunity to work with Jane Weakley and Caron Heyes, highly regarded clinical negligence lawyers on their work on a range of casework. Inclusiveness and Diversity At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes. Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.For accessibility information on our Birmingham offices, please visit our website. What can you expect? You will be working in a collaborative team role, as part of a wider group supporting senior fee earners in the PIMN group with their casework. You will sometimes work directly with Caron or Jane, sometimes with their colleagues, Will Jones and Deborah Nadel, Louise Astill, and Libby Ferrier.

The work will encompass client-facing meetings, attending Court, attending negotiation meetings, document work, and business development. It will be stimulating and dynamic. You will be given the full opportunity to meet your colleagues within the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Department across our offices and to embed yourself in the life of the Department and the wider firm.

A bit about the role:

• Liaising with clients and taking and preparing witness statements on issues of breach of duty, causation and quantum
• Attending court hearings
• Preparing court applications and supporting statements, attending conferences with counsel and experts and clients in preparation for Court hearings
• Attending Conferences with counsel and expert witnesses and preparing notes
• Preparing approaches to Medical Experts and draft instructions
• Reviewing medical records and preparing medical chronologies for expert instructions
• Working on preparing quantum schedules assessing multi-million-pound claims
• Attending round table settlement meetings
• Preparing Disclosure
• Attending Inquests
• Drafting case studies to go on our website
• Supporting and attending business development events

A bit about you

• Strong educational background with a minimum grade of 2:1.
• Experience as a Paralegal in a personal injury or medical negligence practice.
• Reliable and professional.
• Team player.
• Ability to work methodically and at pace, including when time pressured.
• Excellent time management and numeracy skills.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to different offices

What can we offer you? Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans and much more. Fieldfisher Birmingham is based in Blythe Park, Solihull that is perfect for those who prefer to escape the hustle and bustle of city centre working. This office in particular has become renowned for working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and international Fieldfisher Networks and has a future of growth and potential. Our hybrid-working model enables our people to work alongside our Business Support Professionals, Lawyers and Partners supporting major project work in key areas such as Tech, Litigation and Competition in an open plan workspace that encourages a sense of camaraderie.We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!

Culture & personal development We're a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don't believe in squashing people's individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That's why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.We'll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that's through allowing you to "access all areas" across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we'll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

The Firm

Fieldfisher is Times Top 20 Law Firm, a highly commended firm in the European Financial Times Innovative Lawyers rankings and is repeatedly nominated for awards in areas including dispute resolution, M&A and IP. Many of our lawyers are recognised by legal directories as leading professionals in their areas of specialism and we are top two-ranked in a number of our key practice areas.Our network spans over 1,800 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries.We operate across our offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast (2), Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, D??sseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice, Vienna and Silicon Valley.Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.