About the role
Slater & Gordon is recruiting an experienced lawyer to join our award‑winning Clinical Negligence team in Newcastle. You will handle a range of complex cases originating from misdiagnoses or failures to diagnose, including spinal injury, brain injury, surgical errors and incorrect treatment. Our team is highly regarded within Chambers and the Legal 500, with multiple individual awards for high‑profile cases.
Responsibilities
- Manage your own case load, including litigated clinical negligence claims.
- Run cases through to trial, ensuring high‑quality service and client care.
- Work with paralegals and legal assistants to support the wider team and junior colleagues.
- Provide expert advice and assist on complex matters, collaborating across the team.
Benefits
- Hybrid working – 2 days per week in office (must live within reasonable commute).
- 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday.
- 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays.
- Up to 5 days of annual leave to buy and sell.
- Employee referral scheme.
- Group incentive plan (annual bonus).
- Aviva Digicare+ health and wellbeing services.
- Workplace app with health checks, Digital GP access, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions.
- Employee assistance programme with webinars and counselling.
- Income protection and life assurance cover.
- Gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle‑to‑work scheme, meditation sessions.
- Benefits Hub with discounts to over 700 services.
- Dental insurance and free legal help.
Working Hours and Location
35 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the Newcastle office. Candidates must live within reasonable distance to commute.
Our Values
The S+G Way is guided by:
- We do what we say we will.
- We don’t wait; we create.
- We own it, we sort it.
- We respect and encourage each other.
- We make time to live.
We believe in challenging roadblocks, delivering outstanding customer service, and living these behaviours each day.
Company Overview
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years, helping clients nationwide.
Contact
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Key Note
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