Associates - Manchester/Birmingham/Bristol/Southampton or London - Healthcare

We are looking to attract a number of Associate at all levels to join our Tier 1 Healthcare team in our Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton or London offices. Our Healthcare practice have just been awarded - Investors in People Gold, 2023. This is a team committed to engagement, high quality work, and outstanding performance.

The Team

Driven by the unprecedented demands of an ageing global population and growing levels of lifestyle-related chronic diseases around the world, the global healthcare sector is undergoing a period of rapid change.

Our multidisciplinary global healthcare group draws upon expertise across the firm and comprises of lawyers who specialises who specialise in litigation, coroner's inquests, the Court of Protection, capacity and consent, projects and construction, real estate, corporate, insurance, intellectual property, commercial, IT, regulatory and employment.

Our clients include public and private hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, healthcare suppliers and distributors as well as healthcare companies, private equity firms specialising in healthcare investments, health ministries and authorities.

Our extensive office network across the UK & Europe, US, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East enables us to deliver a seamless integrated service to our healthcare clients around the globe.

This role is working with a partner who advises on a wide range of healthcare matters, including providing representation at inquests, representing clinicians before their regulatory body, medical device/product liability work and general advisory work.

Key Responsibilities

• Applying strong technical skills and legal principles to a range of specific complex problems;
• Drafting and interpreting complex legal documents using specialist knowledge;
• Advising and counselling on claims involving breaches of professional standards;
• Conducting legal discussions and liaising with clients and witnesses;
• Presenting at seminars, writing for publications and hosting client events;
• Understanding our client's business and identifying where the firm can help;
• Preparing court documents;
• Identifying opportunities and developing new or follow-on business;
• Demonstrating an understanding of the global firm, its offices and practices and actively seeking out cross selling opportunities;
• Understanding and dealing with client expectations, objectives, negotiating position and key concerns.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Candidates will ideally have a minimum of 1 PQE. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered;
• Display excellent legal skills and initiative, as well as managing and prioritising a full and varied caseload;
• The ideal candidate will have significant relevant experience in defended clinical negligence practice including medical malpractice and experience dealing with multimillion pound matters;
• The ideal candidate will have experience working within the healthcare sector;
• The solicitors act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practicing certificate; Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non Law graduate); 2:1 honours degree or equivalent; A Levels)

We offer a nurturing and collaborative environment and agile hybrid ways of working in our offices. Our company benefits include 25 days holiday allowance plus the option to purchase more, pension scheme, health cash plan, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a number of discounts to use for gym membership, car leasing, mobile phones contracts and insurance products and a cycle to work scheme.

Please contact Danielle.Darke@clydeco.com if you want to have a confidential chat about the roles.

Clyde & Co is committed to promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of employment.