Senior Associate+ – Clinical Negligence-Cardiff – 5+ Years PQE

Overview

In this role you join a leading healthcare-focused team in Cardiff to manage high-value defendant clinical negligence matters and support team development. You handle both litigated and pre-litigation work, coordinate with claimants, solicitors, clients, counsel, and medical experts, and contribute to business development and operational initiatives. The position emphasizes meeting financial targets, deadlines, and quality standards while upholding firm values. This is a chance to shape defense strategy in complex claims within a supportive, progression-minded culture.

Pay / Benefits

• supportive, award-winning working environment
• excellent progression and professional development
• flexible working culture
• strong commitment to wellbeing, diversity and inclusion
• recognition as a top UK employer

Responsibilities

• Manage litigated and pre-litigated clinical negligence cases
• Conduct investigations to repudiate and/or conclude claims
• Liaise with claimants, solicitors, clients, counsel and medical experts
• Obtain documentation and instruct experts
• Lead or contribute to business development and operational initiatives
• Complete MI procedures and adhere to client protocols
• Meet financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure deadlines, quality standards and KPIs are met
• Support and develop junior lawyers
• Work in line with firm values and policies

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with at least 5 years PQE
• Genuine interest in the healthcare sector
• Strong technical knowledge of clinical negligence and CPR
• Excellent communication and client handling skills
• Rigorous analytical ability and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritise, multitask and meet strict deadlines
• Flexible, proactive approach and ability to work independently and as part of a team

• excellent communication
• client handling
• strong organisational skills
• clinical negligence
• CPR (Civil Procedure Rules)
• managing litigated and pre-litigated claims

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