Posted 17 days ago
Assistant Lawyer
FirmwideHybridFull-time
AI Summary
NQ–2 PQE and ready for your next career move? Join Thompsons Solicitors’ nationally recognised Clinical Negligence team, based in any of our offices across the UK, and start building real expertise in high‑quality claimant work.
About this role
NQ–2 PQE and ready for your next career move?
Join Thompsons Solicitors’ nationally recognised Clinical Negligence team, based in any of our offices across the UK, and start building real expertise in high‑quality claimant work.
Join Thompsons Solicitors’ nationally recognised Clinical Negligence team, based in any of our offices across the UK, and start building real expertise in high‑quality claimant work.
Key Responsibilities
This is a role for lawyers who want responsibility, challenge and support in equal measure. From the outset, you’ll manage your own clinical negligence caseload with appropriate supervision, working on complex, meaningful claims including delayed diagnoses, surgical errors, birth injuries and other serious medical failings.
You won’t be doing this alone. You’ll be mentored by highly regarded, experienced clinical negligence lawyers who are committed to your development and progression. Their guidance, alongside exposure to genuinely high‑quality work, will enable you to grow into a confident specialist in this highly technical area of law.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Qualified lawyer (NQ–2 years’ PQE)
- Experience in clinical negligence
- Strong organisation and case‑management skills
- A compassionate, client‑focused approach
- Ambitious and keen to develop specialist expertise
Benefits
- Excellent mentoring and hands‑on training
- Contributory pension scheme
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5 additional days’ leave at Christmas
- Enhanced family leave
- Financial support for professional development
At Thompsons, you’ll do work that matters — and be supported to build a long‑term career in clinical negligence.
Apply today and help us change lives for the better